BREAKING: Sharon Graham re-elected as Unite General Secretary

Sharon Graham has been re-elected as general secretary of Unite the Union after securing 68,694 votes in the union’s latest leadership election.

Graham defeated fellow candidate Simon Dubbins, who received 31,130 votes.

Turnout at the election was approximately 10 per cent. A total of 100,089 ballot papers were returned from the 970,945 papers distributed. Of those returned, 265 were declared invalid, leaving 99,824 valid votes counted.

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Graham received approximately 69 per cent of the valid vote.

Following the result, Graham said “It’s an honour to be re-elected by Unite members to serve as their general secretary. This decisive victory is a powerful mandate to continue change. The trust that members have placed in me will be fully repaid as we step up our focus on delivering for workers.

“Together we have already achieved a huge amount in the last five years.

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“My second period of office will continue to be marked by a relentless focus on the jobs, pay and conditions of workers. It will always be members over ministers and the workplace over Westminster.

“We will continue deliver much needed reform to our union. It is my mission to build the industrial and political power required to better serve the working class.

“Workers face many challenges in a changing world. From AI to decarbonisation and rising global tensions. Unite will be at the forefront of a stronger collective rooted in the working class.”

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