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5. Miliband leading Labour to destruction, UNITE chief says

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 08:14 AM

Jan 2012

Labour is going back to the worst whispering and backbiting of the Gordon Brown era IMHO.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16588283

Ed Miliband has set Labour on a path towards "destruction" and "certain election defeat", the head of the UK's biggest union has warned the party.

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey made the comments after Labour's decision to support the government's pay freeze for public sector workers.

Mr McCluskey, whose union is Labour's biggest donor, told the Guardian it undermined Mr Miliband's leadership.

Mr Miliband said he was wrong and Labour must be trusted on the economy.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/16/ed-miliband-leadership-threatened-blairite-coup

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Ed Balls: Labour cannot reverse public pay freeze [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2012 OP

I fear that when the media get what they want and Miliband D replaces Miliband E .... non sociopath skin Jan 2012 #1

I don't see brother David being the answer to Labour's woes T_i_B Jan 2012 #2

Balls and Milleband like so much of the Labour party fedsron2us Jan 2012 #3

I wish I could see that, Feds. non sociopath skin Jan 2012 #4

Miliband leading Labour to destruction, UNITE chief says T_i_B Jan 2012 #5