Unions rebuff Farage and say Reform ‘cosplaying’ as workers’ champions
Nigel Farage has said union leaders are ‘spending their members’ money on policies that their members do not support’. Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNigel Farage has said union leaders are ‘spending their members’ money on policies that their members do not support’. He said: “Reform now runs councils that employ tens of thousands of unionised workers: bin men and women, social workers, care staff, school support workers.“Unlike the snobbish Tories of old, we will never treat organised labour with contempt.
- ▪Nigel Farage has said union leaders are ‘spending their members’ money on policies that their members do not support’.
- ▪Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNigel Farage has said union leaders are ‘spending their members’ money on policies that their members do not support’.
- ▪He said: “Reform now runs councils that employ tens of thousands of unionised workers: bin men and women, social workers, care staff, school support workers.“Unlike the snobbish Tories of old, we will never treat organised labour with conte
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Nigel Farage has said union leaders are ‘spending their members’ money on policies that their members do not support’. Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNigel Farage has said union leaders are ‘spending their members’ money on policies that their members do not support’. Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianTrade unionsUnions rebuff Farage and say Reform ‘cosplaying’ as workers’ championsTUC, GMB, Unite and Unison leaders reject invitation to affiliate to Reform amid rising support for party among their members UK politics live – latest updates Jessica Elgot Deputy political editorTue 9 Jun 2026 08.52 EDTFirst published on Tue 9 Jun 2026 05.20 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleMajor trade unions and the TUC have rebuffed Nigel Farage’s call for unions to…
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