... by Ed Miliband
"The party leader will pledge to abolish the automatic "affiliation" fee paid by three million union members to Labour.
Mr Miliband will also say the selection of parliamentary candidates should be widened, with the general public helping to choose them.
It follows a row with the Unite union over picking a candidate in Falkirk.
Unite, one of the party's biggest donors, is accused of signing up its members to Labour in Falkirk - some without their knowledge - in an effort to get its preferred candidate selected.
The union's leader Len McCluskey denies people were recruited without knowing about it, and says Unite worked within the rules."
Source: BBC News - Ed Miliband urges changes to Labour-union links
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you future Prime Minister!
"The party leader will pledge to abolish the automatic "affiliation" fee paid by three million union members to Labour.
Mr Miliband will also say the selection of parliamentary candidates should be widened, with the general public helping to choose them.
It follows a row with the Unite union over picking a candidate in Falkirk.
Unite, one of the party's biggest donors, is accused of signing up its members to Labour in Falkirk - some without their knowledge - in an effort to get its preferred candidate selected.
The union's leader Len McCluskey denies people were recruited without knowing about it, and says Unite worked within the rules."
Source: BBC News - Ed Miliband urges changes to Labour-union links
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you future Prime Minister!
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