🎼🎶"The working class can kiss my *rse, I've got a private jet at last"
BBC News"Ex-union boss McCluskey took private jet flights arranged by building firm, report finds"'Former Unite boss Len McCluskey enjoyed private jet flights and football tickets arranged by the firm building a multi-million pound hotel for the union, according to an internal report.Flanagan Group, which is run by friends of Mr McCluskey, overcharged Unite by at least £30m for the Birmingham hotel and conference centre project, the Unite report says.It also found Mr McCluskey "overruled" advice from staff and the union's lawyers in signing the construction contract with Flanagan Group.Unite's report said the private jet flights and football tickets were "consistently organised and paid for by" the Flanagan Group and there is "no indication" Mr McCluskey later reimbursed them'.Before he retired in 2021, Mr McCluskey was one of the most powerful figures in the trade union movement and a leading backer of Jeremy Corbyn, during his time as Labour leader. He remains an influential figure on the left of British politics.He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Unite hotel project, which was meant to be a financial investment for the union's members, as well as a venue for its meetings.But it ran massively over budget and has been mired in controversy, with the Serious Fraud Office last year launching an investigation into it.When Sharon Graham took over from Mr McCluskey as Unite's general secretary, she launched a series of internal inquiries after discovering apparent discrepancies in the union's accounts.Unite's auditors found the union spent as much as £125m on the hotel and conference centre development, which has since been valued at just £38m'.Another Labour black hole !
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