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A meagre 10 per cent of Unite members bothered to vote in the union’s election for general secretary. Arch-lefty Sharon Graham was today re-elected with just 68,694 votes, while her rival Simon Dubbins secured a measly 31,130. Of the 970,945 ballot papers distributed, only 100,089 were returned.
Still, that didn’t spoil the party for Comrade Graham, who trumpeted: ‘It’s an honour to be re-elected by Unite members to serve as their general secretary. This decisive victory is a powerful mandate to continue change. The trust that members have placed in me will be fully repaid as we step up our focus on delivering for workers.’
A ‘powerful mandate’? Talk about working to rule…
Unite voted in March to cut its bankrolling of Labour by 40 per cent – or £585,000. Yet the union enthusiastically cheered on Andy Burnham’s accession as Labour leader and Prime Minister.
