A Labour MP and ministerial aide accepted a £4,000 donation from Britain’s greatest practice drivers’ union – simply months earlier than his division provided it an inflation-busting pay rise.
Liam Conlon, who’s the son of Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of employees Sue Grey, acquired the donation from Aslef.
Final month he was appointed a parliamentary non-public secretary – or ministerial aide – to the Division for Transport.
On Friday the Aslef union introduced a wave of recent strikes – lower than 48 hours after it was provided a pay deal that will increase the typical driver’s wage by 14 per cent to £69,000.
The newly elected MP for Beckenham and Penge declared the £4,000 donation in his MP register of pursuits, which was printed final week.
Labour MP and ministerial aide Liam Conlon accepted a £4,000 donation from Britain’s greatest practice drivers’ union – simply months earlier than his division provided it an inflation-busting pay rise
On Wednesday, the Aslef union (common secretary Mick Whelan pictured) was provided a pay deal that will increase the typical driver’s wage by 14 per cent to £69,000
Nevertheless, on Friday the union introduced a wave of recent strikes from LNER drivers
It’s understood the donation was made to Mr Conlon quickly after he was chosen as a Labour candidate for the constituency on the finish of final yr.
He has additionally acquired donations from Unison, the GMB and the Musicians’ Union totalling £20,000.
Conservative MP Nick Timothy mentioned: ‘Labour are mendacity in regards to the financial system to justify placing up taxes and reducing pensioner advantages.
‘Now they threat shedding management of public sector pay by throwing cash on the unions, who bankrolled their election marketing campaign.
‘It is as dodgy as hell – a cut price for the unions, and a catastrophe for the nation.’
However a Labour supply mentioned: ‘Unions characterize working individuals, who’re the spine of Britain’s financial system.
‘We’ll by no means make apologies for standing up for staff after they had been let down by the final Tory authorities.’
