Labour party leadership will be watching contest to elect successor to Len McCluskey with interest

All four candidates seeking to take over from Len McCluskey as the leader of Unite have made it through to the ballot of members, the union has said, setting the stage for a tense race with potentially significant repercussions for the Labour party.

As expected, Gerard Coyne, who is seen as most broadly supportive of Keir Starmer, has gained enough branch nominations to reach the ballot. Coyne secured 196, above the 172 threshold to proceed – at least 5% of all workplaces and branches – but the lowest of the four.

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