Union leader attacks euro

London - Labour insisted its stance on the single currency was firm last night, despite an anti-euro offensive by a leading trade…

London - Labour insisted its stance on the single currency was firm last night, despite an anti-euro offensive by a leading trade unionist. Mr Dave Prentice, deputy general secretary of Unison, told the Times he believed early entry into the single currency would cost jobs and trigger a grass roots revolt. Mr Blair is due to attend the TUC conference next month.

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