Unite boss accuses Angela Rayner of ‘totally and utterly abhorrent’ behaviour as clash with Labour escalates - The general secretary of Unite warned they could ‘disaffiliate’ from Labour in future

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's behaviour during the Birmingham bin strikes has been 'totally and utterly abhorrent', a union boss has said. The union Unite voted to suspend the Ashton-under-Lyne MP's membership over her role in the industrial action row,

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

The General Secretary of the Unite Union has accused Angela Rayner of “gameplaying” as she said workers are “abandoning Labour in droves.”

General secretary of Unite Union Sharon Graham has called on Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Government to "wake up and smell the coffee" following Angela Rayner's suspension. The Deputy Prime Minister was suspended by the union for her handling of the Birmingham bins crisis,