"Getty Images Left-wing candidate Andrea Egan has been elected as the new leader of Unison, the UK's biggest trade union, in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer."
"Ms Egan, who was expelled from the Labour Party three years ago, beat the union's current general secretary Christina McAnea, an ally of the prime minister."
"Following her election, Ms Egan promised to "stand up to any employer, politician or cabinet minister who acts against our interests"."
"During her campaign, she had pledged to hold Labour's "feet to the fire" and refuse to write the party "blank cheques"."
Andrea Egan, a left-wing candidate expelled from the Labour Party three years ago, has been elected leader of Unison, the UK's largest trade union. Egan defeated the union's current general secretary Christina McAnea, who is an ally of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Egan pledged to stand up to any employer, politician or cabinet minister who acts against union members' interests. She vowed to hold Labour's leadership accountable and to refuse to write the party blank cheques, insisting on prioritising union members' demands over unconditional party loyalty. The result represents a setback for Starmer's influence within major unions.
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