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Scots trade union chief quits Labour and urges Keir Starmer to quit as leader

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A Scottish trade union leader has quit Labour in protest over the sacking of a shadow minister who joined a rail strikes picket.

Kevin Lindsay, Scottish Organiser at the train drivers’ ASLEF union, blasted Keir Starmer’s performance in charge and called for him to be removed.

He claimed Starmer is offering voters a choice of "blue or light blue" and backed calls for ASLEF to sever its ties with Labour.READ MORE:Keir Starmer faces backlash after sacking Labour frontbencher for appearing on rail picket lineStarmer sacked shadow frontbencher Sam Tarry after he defied a ban on joining picket lines in support of striking rail workers.The party said Tarry, the shadow transport minister, had been “removed from the frontbench”, saying it took seriously “any breach of collective responsibility”.Tarry had stood alongside striking workers at London’s Euston station on Wednesday morning, despite Sir Keir’s orders to stay away from the demonstrations.However, his sacking has triggered a huge backlash on the Labour Left and throughout the wider labour movement.Lindsay, who played a central role in the recent dispute with the Scottish Government over drivers’ pay, has now ripped up his party card.In a statement, he said: It’s with a heavy heart that I’ve decided to resign from the Labour Party.

Yesterday’s events when Sir Keir Starmer decided it was appropriate to sack Sam Tarry, from his role as junior Transport spokesperson for attending a picket line and standing alongside striking workers is just a step too far.Under his leadership the party is moving to the right and is becoming unrecognisable from the party I joined and have stayed loyal too.He praised Scottish Labour under Anas Sarwar, but added: “I strongly believe Starmer’s

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