Britain's second largest union has been forced to deny rumours its General Secretary Len McCluskey is poised to stand down after it emerged Sharon Graham is readying a bid to be its first female leader.
Graham, a Unite executive officer with responsibility for organising, has told supporters she will be running as an independent left candidate when the vacancy comes up.
It is understood she is keen to make a clean break from the status quo within the union, which has been dogged by close ties to Jeremy Corbyn ’s failed Labour leadership.
Amid rumblings executive stalwarts Howard Beckett and Steve Turner are preparing for a two-horse race for the post Graham has told members she is preparing to end the “jobs for the boys” culture within
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