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General Secretary, Unite Union, UK - Len McCluskey

Could Brexit break the left apart? HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur speaks to Len McCluskey, leader of Britain鈥檚 biggest trade union and biggest donor to the Labour party.

HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur speaks to Len McCluskey, leader of Britain鈥檚 biggest trade union and biggest donor to the Labour party. Brexit is tearing at the fabric of British politics. Theresa May鈥檚 proposed deal is hated by many in her Conservative party. It may well be rejected in a parliamentary vote next week. But the opposition Labour party is riven by division too. A clear majority of Labour members seem to want a second referendum as a pathway to reversing Brexit. But party leader Jeremy Corbyn says Brexit can鈥檛 be stopped. Could Brexit break the left apart?

Image: Len McCluskey (Credit: Jeff Overs/大象传媒)

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