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Fraud probe into £112m Unite lodge complicated

By Editorial Board Published October 22, 2024 2 Min Read
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Fraud probe into £112m Unite lodge complicated

The union, previously Labour’s largest donor, says it believes there was “serious financial wrongdoing” when it was run by Jeremy Corbyn cheerleader Len McCluskey and his allies.

The lodge venture, undertaken when Mr McCluskey was common secretary from 2011 till 2021, additionally included new union workplaces and was supposed to economize on lodge rooms and convention payments.

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After Unite’s present common secretary Sharon Graham succeeded Mr McCluskey in 2021, she launched an inquiry into the venture, led by prime barrister and deputy excessive court docket choose Martin Bowdery KC.

And after having the lodge – which has 195 bedrooms and a convention centre for 1,000 folks – valued at simply £29m by “forensic accountants”, she additionally pledged to get well any cash owed to the union.

The spokesman added that “these inquiries have shown what we believe to be serious financial wrongdoing during the previous regime led by Len McCluskey”.

He continued: “The KC-led inquiry into the costs of the Birmingham hotel has been handed to the Serious Fraud Office and independent forensic reports into the union’s affiliated services, while overseen by Howard Beckett, are currently part of an investigation by South Wales Police.

“We’re restricted in what we will say in the mean time as a result of police investigations, however will probably be issuing an interim report into the findings of the stories.

“Ms Graham has kept her promise to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in uncovering any wrongdoing that took place prior to her election.

“Unite is at present pursuing authorized claims to get well cash misplaced to the union and the overall secretary has put safeguards in place to make sure that such issues can by no means occur once more.”

Mr McCluskey has been contacted for remark.

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