The Labour leadership blocked Karie Murphy (pictured), a Unite candidate, from the Labour shortlist for the marginal seat of Halifax The tweet about Harriet Harman from a senior unnamed official at Unite, Britain’s most powerful trade union, was short and menacing: ‘She will have to answer for her actions in due course.’ The threat this week was made in response to the Labour leadership blocking Karie Murphy, a Unite candidate, from the Labour shortlist for the marginal seat of Halifax. And the reason for their fury at the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party? The list was agreed by an ad-hoc three-strong committee chaired by Harman.Labour leadership blocked Karie Murphy from shortlist for Halifax seatList agreed by ad-hoc three-strong committee chaired by Harriet HarmanGiven Instructions by Ed Miliband to block the Unite candidate at all costsUnite general secretary Len McCluskey enraged by actions of Miliband and Harman
And that committee was given a clear instruction by Ed Miliband: block _ at all costs. McCluskey and _ - who is separated from her husband - are very close friends.