
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722zkj9ly8o
Unite, Labour’s biggest trade union backer, has refused to endorse the party’s general election manifesto, saying it does not go far enough on protecting workers’ rights and jobs in the oil and gas industry.
Union leaders were at a meeting on Friday to finalise the party’s 2024 election platform ahead of its launch next week.
The BBC understands that at the meeting Unite announced they would not endorse Labour’s plans.
There is now a question mark over whether Unite will fund the party at the general election. In 2019, Unite gave £3m to Labour’s campaign.
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