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The GMB's discontent goes beyond Progress

The GMB's discontent goes beyond Progress

by Amber Elliott / 18 Jun 2012 09:03

A little-noted section of the GMB's motion to investigate Progress was not about the New Labour pressure group at all.

It was about one of its donors.

The section read: "Congress notes that the principal Progress patron is Lord David Sainsbury who has been a donor since April 2004 and continues to fund Progress at the rate of £260,000 a year. His donations of over £8.4million to the Labour Party stopped when Ed

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