Title: Growing share of Labour MPs have union links
Headings: Growing share of Labour MPs have union links
Growing share of Labour MPs have union links
Content: Chris Matheson, the new Labour MP for Chester, was an industrial officer at Unite and praised the late Venezuelan ruler Hugo Chavez for “challenging neoliberal globalisation”. Labour grew increasingly reliant on Unite's multi-million pound donations under Ed Miliband, as private donors deserted the party. Michael Ellis, a Tory MP, said: " The same old Labour faces, rejected by the public, are throwing their hats in the ring to take over from Ed Miliband. But there's one thing they cannot change. Labour are still reliant on their union paymasters. Last night a spokesman for Labour said: " We are proud to have a wide range of MPs with varying backgrounds. Labour is a party that stands for the whole country." • Comment: