3 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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5 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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14 h. ago Rats and rotting piles of waste overflowing the streets of Birmingham amid 32C heatwave after four months of walkouts from striking bin workers

Cramped inner city areas such as Small Heath and Bordesley Green have been most affected - and today they were literally overflowing with rubbish.

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20 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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26 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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26 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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47 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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8 d. ago Moment thief disguised as Foot Locker worker drags wheelie bin packed with £3,000 of stolen clothes and trainers away

Reece Wheat, 28, disguised himself in the Footlocker's distinctive black and white striped uniform before he rushed away with thousands of pounds worth of goods from the Nottingham store.

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2 w. ago Newborn baby decapitated as worker finds dismembered remains in rubbish bin

Police in Spain have issued an urgent appeal to trace the mother of a newborn baby found beheaded and dismembered in a recycling centre in the capital Madrid last December

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2 w. ago Newborn baby found decapitated and dismembered in rubbish bin as waste worker makes horror discovery

The baby's remains were found in several plastic bags in a recycling centre in Madrid. A worker at the rubbish plant in Loeches was shocked to make the horrific discovery

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