By Tamara Cohen PUBLISHED: 18:02 EST, 21 July 2013 | UPDATED: 18:02 EST, 21 July 2013 Criticised: Unite's leader Len McCluskey is under fire over his ex-mistress' new job Labour was accused of another ‘conflict of interest’ with union baron Len McCluskey yesterday after it emerged his former mistress has been given a top job at his union. The Unite general secretary’s ex-lover Jennie Formby, who gave birth to his child while he was still married, was last month given a £75,000-a-year post as the powerful union’s political director. She is also a member of Labour’s National Executive Committee, which is made up of senior Labour Party MPs – including leader Ed  Miliband – and sets the direction of party policies.
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Married Unite leader Len McCluskey fathered child with Jennie Formby
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She has now been promoted to £75k-a-year political director job
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Mrs Formby is also a member of Labour’s National Executive Committee
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Another official said while she is considered to be able, she has benefited from her connection to Mr McCluskey, adding: ‘She has always enjoyed strong support from @placeholder, and he is so dominant in Unite you can’t get far without it.’