"We will call time on our union's inexcusable habit of propping up politicians who act against our interests, undermine our fundamental values and make our lives worse, she said. Like colleagues across the movement, I have in recent weeks been appalled by Wes Streeting's attacks on resident doctors and their union. It is simply unacceptable for a Labour politician to describe striking workers as morally reprehensible.'"
"The new general secretary of Unison has declared the trade union will end its support for the destructive right wing of the Labour party and said any leadership election in 2026 should not swap Keir Starmer for Wes Streeting. Andrea Egan, who won a decisive victory as a leftwing challenger this week, hit out at Streeting in an article for the Guardian over his handling of the resident doctors' dispute,"
Andrea Egan won a decisive victory and will become Unison general secretary in January. Unison will end support for Labour's right wing and oppose replacing Keir Starmer with Wes Streeting in a 2026 leadership contest. Egan criticized Wes Streeting's handling of the resident doctors' dispute and condemned calling striking workers morally reprehensible. Egan called for immediate action to prevent Palestine solidarity campaigners and prisoners on hunger strike from starving. Unison is a leading health and social care union and one of Labour's largest donors, giving almost £1m this year. Egan replaces Christina McAnea and is identified with the left.
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