UK’s largest union elects leftwinger who was expelled from Labour
Andrea Egan to become Unison general secretary, succeeding Christina McAnea, who has close links to Keir StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s largest trade union, Unison, is on a potential collision course with Labour after it ousted a general secretary with close links to Keir...
<p>Andrea Egan to become Unison general secretary, succeeding Christina McAnea, who has close links to Keir Starmer</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/17/uk-politics-live-eu-erasmus-scheme-labour-conservatives-doctors-strike-wes-streeting-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The UK’s largest trade union, Unison, is on a potential collision course with Labour after it ousted a general secretary with close links to Keir Starmer in favour of a leftwinger who was expelled from the party three years ago.</p><p>In a result announced on Wednesday morning, Andrea Egan was elected as Unison’s general secretary, winning just under 60% of members’ votes, against Christina McAnea, who has been general secretary since 2021 and has kept the union close to Labour.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/17/uk-largest-union-elects-leftwinger-expelled-from-labour-andrea-egan">Continue reading...</a>
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