UK trade unions warn against ‘Americanisation of our politics’ from big political donations

Bosses call union funding ‘cleanest money in politics’ as they stop short of backing cap after Reform UK given £72mUK politics live – latest updatesTrade unions have stopped short of backing a cap on political donations but called for further action on big money in politics, in a joint emergency statement after Reform UK was given an unprecedented £72m from two donors.General secretaries have been split on a call for unions to back a specific cap on individual donors to political parties while protecting trade union donations, which the TUC said were the “cleanest money in politics” because it came from workers’ subscriptions. Continue reading...