5 h. ago How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now

The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion

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6 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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8 h. ago Angela Rayner slammed for 'totally and utterly abhorrent' behaviour as Unite suspend her

Unite have suspended Angela Rayner over the Birmingham bin strikes

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8 h. ago Unite boss accuses Angela Rayner of ‘totally and utterly abhorrent’ behaviour as clash with Labour escalates

The general secretary of Unite has launched fresh attacks on deputy prime minister Angela Rayner

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9 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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23 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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24 h. ago Labour goes to war with Unite: Union accused of 'silly stunts' after suspending Angela Rayner for failing to back striking bin workers 'causing misery' in Birmingham

The party accused Unite of engaging in 'silly stunts' after its annual conference voted to suspend the membership of the Deputy Prime Minister, who said the walk-out was causing 'misery' and should end.

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25 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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28 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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28 h. ago Angela Rayner suspended by Unite in union backlash over long

Members of Unite, a major donor to Labour, voted to “re-examine its relationship” with the party.

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28 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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29 h. ago Unite votes to suspend Angela Rayner’s membership over Birmingham bins dispute

Unite has also voted to ‘re-examine its relationship with Labour’, in a sign of a growing divide between the union and the party.

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29 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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29 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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29 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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29 h. ago Angela Rayner SUSPENDED from Unite union after emergency motion over bin strike row

Unite has also voted to 're-examine its relationship' with Labour after suspending the Deputy Prime Minister

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29 h. ago Angela Rayner SUSPENDED by trade union Unite as Birmingham bin crisis deepens

Sharon Graham, who leads trade union Unite, announced that Angela Rayner has been suspended in a dispute about the long-running Birmingham bin strikes

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29 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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50 h. ago Government promises community control as ‘new dawn’ Bill introduced

The legislation includes measures to boost the power of mayors and deliver a ‘radical reset of local government’.

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3 d. ago Kendrick Lamar & SZA review – a pyrotechnic party of dark and light

Hampden Park, GlasgowHe’s icy, she’s all sunshine – but the rapper and R&B star’s talents prove perfectly complementary in a historic two-handerHe’s icy and controlled, she’s a beam of sunshine. Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National stadium tour has already broken records as the biggest co-headline tour in history, and they’ve still got five months left on the road. This yin-yang spectacle is a rare chance for fans to see the world’s most influential figures in rap and R&B in one night, and to bask in their chemistry as storied collaborators.Their sets weave together over three hours, welcoming us first into Lamar’s incisive (and enjoyably irritable) state-of-the-artform address, filmed austerely in black and white, before blossoming into full colour for SZA’s tactile songwriting about exes, bad habits and heart-leaping, interplanetary hope. The contrast is abrupt but high-energy, and when they overlap for duets, everything changes again: Lamar permits himself a broad grin...

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