Brexit/Theresa May looks to garner trade union support for withdrawal agreement. In an unusual move, the UK prime minister called up the leaders of the Unite and GMB trade unions, two of the largest in the country. What was the aim of her surprise telephone call on 10 January? It was to convince them to support her EU withdrawal agreement, which will be the subject of a vote in Parliament on 15 January. While the PM’s spokesperson described the discussions as “constructive”, the leader of the GMB Tim Roach said that the deal is not “good enough” as it stands. “If the deal genuinely did the job for GMB members, our union would support it, but it doesn’t,” he underlined. The calls are an indication that, more than ever before, Theresa May is lacking in support.
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