Unions to intervene on political funding as TUC chief warns ‘super-rich’ threaten democracy

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UK general secretaries had been split on issue but sources say they are likely to back strong words calling for actionTrade unions are set to launch an intervention on Tuesday on political donations after the head of Britain’s trade union movement, Paul Nowak, said the government must act to “stop the super-rich corrupting our politics.”Union leaders met on Monday to discuss possible support for a domestic cap on donations. Discussions are expected to continue but sources said general secretarie