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Unite union 'to debate Labour link'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32777771The Unite union is expected to debate ending its link with Labour when it meets for its July conference, the BBC understands.
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has suggested ending financial support for Labour depending on the result of the party's leadership election.
But Labour's acting leader, Harriet Harman, said she did not think Unite would end its Labour affiliation.
Unite's affiliation to Labour could be reconsidered unless it showed it was the "voice of ordinary working people, that they are the voice of organised labour", he said.
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has suggested ending financial support for Labour depending on the result of the party's leadership election.
But Labour's acting leader, Harriet Harman, said she did not think Unite would end its Labour affiliation.
Unite's affiliation to Labour could be reconsidered unless it showed it was the "voice of ordinary working people, that they are the voice of organised labour", he said.
