Keir Starmer pledges ‘good, union jobs’ amid energy row with GMB
by Ben Quinn and Alex Lawson from on (#6C28T)
Labour leader to address union's conference after its leader attacks plan to ban new North Sea oil and gas extraction
Keir Starmer will pledge to put good, union jobs" at the heart of Labour's energy policy during a speech to one of its biggest donor unions after its general secretary criticised a proposed ban on oil and gas expansion.
He will speak at the GMB's annual conference on Tuesday, a day after he tried to calm a growing rift with its leadership over Labour's energy policy.
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