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Row over leaked Unite emails about plan to challenge Labour MPs
A fresh row has broken out over the influence of the Unite trade union after leaked emails highlighted plans to challenge sitting Labour MPs.
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson accused Unite of playing "hard left games" that alienate mainstream voters.
Watson, who stood down at the 2019 election, made a rare foray back into the political world after Newsnight saw emails by a West Midlands Unite activist outlining plans to try and unseat leading Labour figures.
Political Editor Nick Watt reports.
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