# An uncivil war inside Unite

An episode of [The Slow Newscast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1487320403), 30 Sep 2025, 32 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-tortoise-podcast/e/68daae378eb1cb71b588de10/media.mp3

Unite was once the biggest trade union in Britain, and the largest funder of the Labour Party. In the past its reputation has come under scrutiny. Four years after its first female leader was elected on a promise of restoring trust… it remains mired by in-fighting. In our podcast called “An uncivil war inside Unite”, which was released on 30 September 2025, we failed to convey Unite’s position that it is in good financial health and that the submission of its accounts has been delayed by a re-audit of the 2021 filing involving the Birmingham project which was overseen by the previous leadership regime. We apologise for this omission Reporter: Jon Ungoed-Thomas Producer: Jonathan Lewis Sound design: Dominic Delargy Art work: Lola Williams Editor: Jasper Corbett To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content head to our website observer.co.uk Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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