As there was no end in sight to the industrial dispute that will affect thousands of air travellers this weekend, the Conservatives used a variety of methods to intensify the pressure on Labour.
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Tories say PM in hock to union over BA strike
Tory high command yesterday sought to squeeze as much political capital as possible from the BA dispute, accusing Gordon Brown of being in hock to Unite, Labour’s largest donor, and in thrall to Charlie Whelan, his ex-aide and now the union’s political director.
