Following Donald Trump’s surprise victory in America, Jeremy Corbyn’s team have tried to take inspiration from the new US president by pitching the Labour leader as a left-wing Trump. In a bid to jump on the populist wave, Corbyn and his supporters have gone to lengths to big up his anti-establishment credentials — even adopting a Trump-esque approach to the media.
However, are these tactics about to catch up with Corbyn’s comrades? Steerpike understands union bosses are to use Trump as a dividing line in the Unite leadership election. In a speech today, Gerard Coyne — who is running for the post of General Secretary of Unite — will take aim against his rival Len McCluskey, a key Corbyn ally, over his position on Trump:
‘Last week, Len said that Donald Trump’s election was a “real rejection of establishment politics, a real rejection of a political elite”. I completely disagree. His election has put more billionaires into government than ever before, and he used his inauguration for anti-worker policies.
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