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Len McCluskey: What's the future of the UK Labour Party?

Len McCluskey leads the UK's Unite trade union, which is the Labour Party's biggest financial backer. How does he think the party should respond to its election defeat?

Like many of Europe鈥檚 long-established parties of the left, the UK Labour Party is in big trouble. In last December鈥檚 election, Labour wasn鈥檛 just beaten, it was humiliated, losing its grip on working-class heartlands in the midlands and the North. Stephen Sackur interviews Len McCluskey, who will have a big say in the choice of the party鈥檚 next leader. He leads the Unite Union, which is Labour鈥檚 biggest financial backer. Who can save Labour from a slow death?

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