The ex-Unite boss unleashes attack on Sir Keir Starmer and urges former party leader to stand as an independent if whip is not restored
He accused Sir Keir of ditching the “Corbyn-esque platform” he put forward during the Labour leadership election, adding: “He completely turned turtle, and he’s now attacking the left – not just marginalising, but I think seeking to drive the left out of the Labour party.
“Seeking to kill off – once and for all – the socialist heart of the Labour Party, which has always been there since its inception. So, now I’ve got very little time for Keir, and I’m sad to say that.” Mr Corbyn continues to sit in Parliament as the independent MP for Islington North, but cannot be the Labour candidate at the next election, expected in 2024, unless the whip is restored.Asked if Mr Corbyn should run as an independent, Mr McCluskey said: “I personally do, without a shadow of a doubt… his constituents love him. It’s his constituency… he walks round the streets, he knows people. So I think he absolutely should run again.
Mr McClsukey referred to her as an “industrial militant”, adding: “That’s her right to do that, it would be wrong for me as a retiring general secretary to sit on the sidelines and start saying that’s wrong.”
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