Labour Party and union-backed MPs and MEP candidates?

Trade unions have had a long association with the Labour Party but some claim their influence has increased in recent years.

It was union votes that helped swing the party's leadership election for Ed Miliband and it relies on union money for its funding.

Giles Dilnot looks at whether union-backed candidates are getting favourable treatment in the selection of prospective MPs and MEPs.

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