Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Len McCluskey has been a vocal supporter of Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn could step down if Labour"s fortunes do not improve before the next general election in 2020, one of his closest allies has suggested.
Len McCluskey, head of the Unite union, described the party"s standing in the opinion polls as “awful”.
He said Mr Corbyn and shadow chancellor John McDonnell were not “desperate to cling onto power for power"s sake”.
A Unite leadership rival accused him of issuing a “public ultimatum” and trying to be “Labour"s puppet master”.
Gerard Coyne, one of two challengers to Mr McCluskey for the job of Unite general secretary, said Mr McCluskey was focusing on party politics over the union"s membership.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Mr McCluskey suggested Unite"s leadership contest was being used by Mr Corbyn"s critics as a “proxy war” against the party leader.
As Unite leader, he said, he offered “critical suppo..
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