there has been criticism from gerard coyne, his rival for the criticism from gerard coyne, his rivalforent has been that mr mcclos key and his argument has been that mr mccloskey has been obsessing about westminster politics rather than prioritising the views of unite members. his language is incredible really saying he is astonished at the public ultimatum forjeremy corbyn and mr mccloskey appears to be assessed with being labour‘s puppet master. —— obsessed. part of the difficulty about the position that the general secretary has adopted in relation to the labour party is that we have spent far too much time focusing on that. i'm running for the general secretary of unite the union, not the general secretary of the labour party. and actually this year is the most significant year for discussions about how we exit the european union, and actually it's the insecurity that our members face, not the insecurity of jeremy corbyn'sjob, that is the most important thing to me. gerard coyne. and now len mccluskey has responded to that? he has. he has responded to that? he has. he has just put o

gerard coyne, who will give a speech in birmingham in the next half an hour.inster. he would rather they we re westminster. he would rather they were focused on the members who pay the union. in the interview, then mccluskey said it was his job to promote unite's policies and not labour's. they were also talking aboutjeremy labour's. they were also talking about jeremy corbyn, labour's. they were also talking aboutjeremy corbyn, i suppose that gerard coyne could say this is the point he's going to make. they are both involved in this tussle for the unite leadership and we will have to look at that. be that as it may, these words are hardly helpful forjeremy corbyn? it's important to interpret them as anything other than unhelpful for jeremy corbyn. diane abbott made comments before christmas, a corbyn loyalist for a ken livingstone, former mayor of london, is also very loyal. they publicly floated the idea that opinion polls would have to look up forjeremy corbyn within a year or questions would be asked. it is stronger than their language before christmas but

his principal rival, gerard coyne, a big noise in the west midlands, a central point in his argumentr politics and forever banging on about what's going on in westminster rather than representing the views of unite members. he says he is astonished that the public ultimatum forjeremy corbyn that mr mccluskey has effectively promoted and delivered in the newspaper this morning. he says it appears that mr mccloskey is obsessed with being labour's puppet master. let's listen to what he's been saying. part of the difficulty about the position that the general secretary has adopted in relation to the labour party is that we have spent far too much time focusing on that. i'm running for the general secretary of unite the union, not the general secretary of the labour party. and actually this year is the most significant year for discussions about how we exit the european union, and actually it's the insecurity that our members face, not the insecurity of jeremy corbyn'sjob, that is the most important thing to me. pretty barbed attack at len mccluskey from gerard coyne. i've approached mr m

he's just put out a statement saying that unite's democracy would not be safe in gerard coyne's handstivists. he is unscrupulously remarks show his campaign is not driven by concern for unite and its members, it is to buy the failed plotters in the labour party for whom unite would be collateral damage in their political project to billing back blairism. unite is electing a general secretary not a puppet. that gives you a sense of why this matters even if you are not one of the members of unite. this is a proxy war about the direction of the labour party and the extent to which the leader of the biggest union the country should be seen to have a hotline leader of the opposition. the authorities in brazil say at least 50 people have died in a riot in a prison in the amazonian city of manaus. families of inmates can be seen here running from the prison after fighting broke out between rival drugs gangs yesterday. the rioting carried through the night before the situation was brought under control while an unknown number of inmates escaped. clashes between powerful criminal gangs are com

gerard coyne is campaigning against len mccluskey.ster. the control of borders is very important to them. it was one of the key issues as to why they voted exit in the referendum. and actually they would feel very betrayed if that promise was not now delivered upon. len mccluskey also said labour must get it right on immigration or risk losing ground to ukip. the contest for unite's future will have a bearing onjeremy corbyn‘s too. and we will be finding out how this story and many others have been covered in tomorrow's front pages, later on. joining me are caroline wheeler, political editor of the sunday express, and the economics and business editor of the independent. hopefully you can tune infor independent. hopefully you can tune in for that. the headlines... a second girl has died following a hit—and—run in oldham on new year's eve. police have arrested four men. as funerals take place in turkey for victims of the istanbul nightclub attack, police say they are close to identifying their main suspect. police say a 23—year—old man

now, his principal rival, gerard coyne, he has a speech in birmingham this morning, his criticism isng in party politics and should help union members instead. then mccluskey also says it is hisjob to promote unite's policies and not labour's. there is difference between the party and the union. this will come into the coming —— coming to conversation over the coming few months with brexit, making the argument that something must be done about immigration regarding our exit from the eu, that is some distance from the eu, that is some distance from the eu, that is some distance from the views on immigration that jeremy corbyn has been vocal about. thank you. the first 1a areas in england to be selected for so—called "garden villages" have been announced, in a bid to create tens of thousands of new homes. the new villages must include green spaces and good transport links. the government says that the plans will help provide vital homes. but rural campaigners have warned there is still strong opposition to some of the projects. a phone app tackling food waste set up by some students in

gerard coyne is campaigning against len mccluskey.portant to them. it was one of the key issues as to why they voted exit in the referendum. and actually they would feel very betrayed if that promise was not now delivered upon. len mccluskey also said labour must get it right on immigration or risk losing ground to ukip. the contest for unite's future will have a bearing onjeremy corbyn‘s too. in brazil more than 60 people are have died in fighting between rival gangs in a prison in the amazon. our correspondent wyre davies says this is the latest deadly riot in brazil's violent prison system. local television pictures showed women and family members crying, screaming outside the jail, as the riot broke out during visiting hours on new year's day. the violence at the largestjail in the northern city of manaus involved rival gangs attacking each other with guns and other weapons smuggled into the prison. there were horrific reports of many rival gang members being tortured and even being decapitated after being taken hostage. many of b

his principal rival gerard coyne who is from the west midlands, his central argument is saying that lening on about what is going on in westminster rather than supporting the views of the unite members. he says he is astonished by the public views which len mccluskey has delivered in a newspaper this morning and he says, it appears mr mccluskey is a test with being labour's puppet master. let's listen to what he has been saying. part of the difficulty about the position that the general secretary has adopted in relation to the labour party is that we have spent far too much time focusing on that. i'm running for the general secretary of unite the union, not the general secretary of the labour party. and actually this year is the most significant year for discussions about how we exit the european union, and actually it's the insecurity that our members face, not the insecurity of jeremy corbyn'sjob, that is the most important thing to me. a pretty barbed attack there. i have approached members of his team and he is not throwing himself in front of the cameras. at overall in terms of the

len mccluskey is standing again, up against gerard coyne, the leader of unite in the west midlands, andm len mccluskey. so both men are seeking votes, the votes of their members. equally, because unite and labour are so close, they have been huge donors to the party, this is a proxy battle over the direction of the labour party. so what did len mccluskey say? this was in the daily mirror, he said that if the opinion polls in a couple of years' time still, in his words, awful, the truth is everybody would examine that situation, including jeremy corbyn, and he adds that he is not an egomaniac desperate to cling to power. now, mr coyne has said that len mccluskey‘s problem is that he is too interested in party politics, rather than representing unite members. so what has he said this morning? he has said he is astonished by what he has heard from len mccluskey, effectively issuing an ultimatum overjeremy corbyn's leadership of the labour party, and the problem, as he sees it, is not that he has backed the wrong person to be leader of the labour party, but he sees his job as being labour's

gerard coyne is campaigning against len mccluskey who accused the labour secretary of being a puppethem. it was one of the key issues as to why they voted exit in the referendum. they would feel very betrayed if that promise was not delivered by now. then mccluskey also said labour must get it right on immigration or risk losing ground to ukip. the contest for unite's future will have a bearing onjeremy corbyn‘s two. the headlines. a second guile has died following a hit—and—run in oldham. as funerals take place in turkey for victims of the estimable nightclub attack police stay they have detained eight people but are still searching for their main suspect. a 23—year—old man has been killed in a house fire started deliberately in glasgow. his partner isa deliberately in glasgow. his partner is a critical in hospital. the first 14 areas in england to be selected for so—called "garden villages" have been announced, in a bid to create tens of thousands of new homes. three larger garden towns have also been approved for buckinghamshire, somerset and the essex hertfordshire border. the ne

he'sjust put out a statement saying that unite's democracy would not be safe in gerard coyne's hands.activists. he is unscrupulously remarks show his campaign is not driven by concern for unite and its members, it is to buy the failed plotters in the labour party for whom unite would be collateral damage in their political project to billing back blairism. he's not the politicians puppet. that gives you a sense of why this matters even if you are not one of the members of unite. this is a proxy war about the direction of the labour party and the extent to which the leader of the biggest union in the leader of the biggest union in the country should be seen to have a hotline to the current leader of the opposition. the headlines. a second girl has died following a hit—and—run in oldham on new year's eve. police have arrested four men. as funerals ta ke have arrested four men. as funerals take place in turkey for victims of the istanbul nightclub attack, police say they have detained eight people but are still searching for the main suspect. police say a 23 drove man has been killed at