UNISON calls for a general election but demands Labour stays united

Speaking in Liverpool today (Tuesday) on the opening day of the UNISON annual conference, general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Brexit has unleashed the stench of far right extremism, both on the streets and in workplaces across the country. It’s meant a rise in anger and distrust. “Public service workers from Europe have had to suffer cheap jibes and racial slurs, and been told to go home. Attitudes we thought had faded long ago are now back with a vengeance, with new faces spouting age-old hatreds. “Sometimes the fight against bigotry, racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism can feel like an uphill struggle. But if we are bold and strong and stand in solidarity, we will win. “But if we keep our heads down, keep it safe, the result is dire. It means narrow-minded nationalism and a no-deal Brexit. “UNISON has always opposed hate – in the past that’s meant tackling the BNP, UKIP, the EDL, and now the hateful violence of the Football Lads Alliance and toxic Tommy Robinson. “A no-deal Brexit is looming on the horizon but that would jeopardise the Good Friday Agreement and peace in Northern Ireland. There must be no hard border across Ireland and no watering down of equality of citizenship. “The UK needs a grown-up relationship with Europe and that means getting a deal. No deal would be a bad deal for everyone and the worst of all worlds for public service workers. It would mean vulture capitalists from across the Atlantic waiting in the wings to destroy our ...
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