Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch Urges Unite to Cut Ties with PSC

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch is demanding that leading trade union Unite ends its ties with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). In a letter to Unite's chief Sharon Graham, Badenoch expresses her dismay at the union's association with an organization she believes promotes anti-Semitism and violence.

Labour Leader Faces Pressure to Suspend MP Apsana Begum

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to suspend MP Apsana Begum from his party after she posed with the PSC last weekend. The PSC is one of Unite's affiliated campaign groups, and the union attended their conference last November.

Unite's Significance and Funding to Labour Party

Unite is a prominent trade union with 1.2 million members across various sectors. Since Sir Keir Starmer became the leader of the Labour Party in April 2020, Unite has contributed nearly £5 million to Labour's central party, constituencies, and Scottish Labour. However, one former Minister is now calling for a review of Labour's funding from Unite in light of the current circumstances.

Tory MP Calls for Labour Party to Review Union Links

Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith has demanded that the Labour Party reviews its union links to organizations like the PSC. He argues that Labour should hold its union paymasters accountable for funding extremist campaign groups and condemn the violence in Israel.