10 h. ago Unite attacks Angela Rayner over ‘abhorrent’ handling of Birmingham bin strikes

Deputy PM accused of refusing to engage as union considers cutting ties with LabourAngela Rayner has been accused of handling the Birmingham bin workers’ strike in a “totally and utterly abhorrent” way by the Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham.Graham told BBC Radio 4 Today’s programme: “Angela Rayner refuses to get involved, and she is directly aiding and abetting the fire-and-rehire of these bin workers, it is totally and utterly abhorrent.” Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Unite boss calls Angela Rayner 'despicable' after stripping deputy PM of membership when she criticised Birmingham's striking bin workers

In the latest deepening of the rift between Labour and Unite, the union's boss Sharon Graham issued a barbed broadside at Ms Rayner, claiming she had acted in a 'despicable way'.

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13 h. ago City chief embroiled in Birmingham bin strike moves to award

Craig Cooper defended Birmingham City Council's position during the strike dispute, but has left the Midlands to move 10,000 miles away to one of the world's "cleanest" cities, Brisbane

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27 h. ago Rayner ’will not be pushed around’ by Unite after union votes to suspend her

Deputy PM targeted for role in Birmingham bin strikes but sources say she resigned her membership months agoAngela Rayner has made clear she will not be “pushed around” by the Unite trade union after it voted to suspend her membership and rethink its ties with the party.The deputy prime minister was targeted for censure by the union over her role in the Birmingham bin strike, although party sources said Rayner resigned her membership of Unite some months ago. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Labour in clash with unions as Unite suspends Rayner’s membership and says party is not on side of workers

General secretary Sharon Graham said the deputy prime minister ‘has had every opportunity to intervene and resolve this dispute’ over Birmingham’s bin strike

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32 h. ago Unite suspends Angela Rayner’s membership as it says Labour is not on the side of workers

General secretary Sharon Graham said the deputy prime minister ‘has had every opportunity to intervene and resolve this dispute’ over Birmingham’s bin strike

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33 h. ago Union militants kick out Angela Rayner as Birmingham bin war threaten to plunge Labour into another civil war

Members of the powerful hard left union Unite voted to suspend her at its policy conference in Brighton today over her criticism of the walk out that left the city a festering rat-infested mess.

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33 h. ago Unite votes to suspend Angela Rayner membership over Birmingham bin strikes

Union, to which deputy PM may not belong, also votes to reconsider ties with Labour if council forces through redundanciesUK politics live – latest updatesUnite has voted to suspend the membership of the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, and reconsider its ties with Labour over their approach to the Birmingham bin workers’ strike.Labour’s biggest union donor passed the motion at its policy conference on Friday, despite party sources saying Rayner had resigned her membership of Unite months ago. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago UK’s largest union suspends Angela Rayner’s membership as it says Labour is not on the side of workers

General secretary Sharon Graham said the deputy prime minister ‘has had every opportunity to intervene and resolve this dispute’ over Birmingham’s bin strike

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33 h. ago Unite strips Angela Rayner of her membership for criticising Birmingham bin strike as union says it is 're

Members of the powerful hard left union Unite voted to suspend her at its policy conference in Brighton today over her criticism of the walk out that left the city a festering rat-infested mess.

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34 h. ago Angela Rayner has Unite union membership suspended over Birmingham bin strike

The dramatic move came after a vote at Unite’s policy conference in Brighton on Friday

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55 h. ago Union accuses council of ‘abhorrent’ practices and calls for leader to quit

Unite’s National Lead Officer said workers involved in Birmingham’s bin strike remain in determined mood despite an alleged ‘fire and rehire’ threat.

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3 d. ago Birmingham bin strike talks break down as council reaches ‘absolute limit’ in pay offer

Rubbish is piled up high on streets in Birmingham after nearly six months of a bin strike

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3 w. ago Birmingham bin strike hits 100 days as locals disinfect shoes and wade through rubbish

This week on Wednesday marks 100 days since the all out bin strikes in Birmingham. The Mirror's Sanjeeta Bains discovers a tale of two cities where in some areas people are wading through rubbish

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3 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honour over corruption conviction

Former French president loses country’s highest state award despite Emmanuel Macron’s opposition to moveThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, the country’s highest distinction, after his conviction for corruption was confirmed last year, according to an official decree published on Sunday.The conservative one-term president has been beset by legal problems since leaving office in 2012. In December France’s highest court upheld his conviction for influence peddling and corruption, ordering him to wear an electronic ankle tag for 12 months. Continue reading...

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