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Corbyn one step closer to Labour leadership

Saturday, 01 August 2015 1:48 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 01 August 2015 3:28 PM ]

Labour party leader candidate Jeremy Corbyn has garnered the support of another union.

UK politician Jeremy Corbyn who is the most popular candidate for Labour party leader has taken another step forward in his campaign to become the party’s leader by garnering the support of the Communication Workers Union.

The union General Secretary Dave Ward said he has decided to follow the footstep of other unions including Unite union to support Corbyn.

Earlier, other unions including Transport and Travel Union announced that it would back Corbyn provided that he campaign to end the "austerity quagmire."

With the support garnered, Corbyn is the leading candidate in the leadership competition.

In another development in UK politics, Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham accused supporters of Corbyn of risking a major split in the party by their inflammatory and “provocative” attacks on Blairites.

He made the statement after a union leader described Blairites as a "virus" that Corbyn could cure.

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