Len McCluskey to step down as Unite leader earlier than planned

Union general secretary will leave role a year before his term ends in 2022, say reports

Unite’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, is reportedly stepping down from the role earlier than planned.

McCluskey, a key ally of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, became general secretary of the trade union in 2010 and was twice re-elected to the position. His term of office finishes in 2022 but a successor will be chosen a year earlier, according to a report by the Times.

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