Labour is reportedly keen to move its custom from the Co-Op Bank as their historic partnership was strained by the Co-Op's organizational chaos that saw it make eye-watering losses of over £1 billion.
The party's plan to move its £1.2m loan and current account from the Co-Op to the Unity Trust Bank has been seized upon by the Tories. Tory chairman Grant Shapps warned that the move "would hand the trade unions even more control over Ed Miliband and the Labour Party."
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