An uncivil war inside Unite
The Slow Newscast
Alice Sandelson
4.6 • 894 Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Unite was once the biggest trade union in Britain, and the largest funder of the Labour Party. In the past its reputation has come under scrutiny. Four years after its first female leader was elected on a promise of restoring trust… it remains mired by in-fighting.
In our podcast called “An uncivil war inside Unite”, which was released on 30 September 2025, we failed to convey Unite’s position that it is in good financial health and that the submission of its accounts has been delayed by a re-audit of the 2021 filing involving the Birmingham project which was overseen by the previous leadership regime. We apologise for this omission
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Producer: Jonathan Lewis
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Art work: Lola Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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