Party’s biggest donor has criticised Labour-run council for hiring agency refuse lorry drivers

The head of Unite, Labour’s biggest donor, has threatened to completely pull funding for the party over an ongoing pay dispute involving bin lorry drivers in Coventry.

About 75 refuse workers started a two-month strike over pay at the start of February, after talks with Coventry’s Labour-run city council failed to achieve a resolution.

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