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Andrea Egan

Andrea Egan

The Guardian

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If the PM reboots the UK for working-class people, unions will be with him. But the time for talking is over

If the PM reboots the UK for working-class people, unions will be with him. But the time for talking is over

After Keir Starmer, things could only get better inside Labour. But Andy Burnham’s arrival as party leader and prime minister didn’t just clear...

26.10.2026 10

The Guardian

Andrea Egan

As leader of the UK’s largest union, I want Labour to succeed – but that means radical change

If you’re hurtling at high speed towards the cliff-edge, basic common sense says you should at least try to apply the brakes. It’s that moment...

10.05.2026 30

The Guardian

Andrea Egan

Britain’s care system promotes modern slavery. A genuinely humane government would reform it

12.02.2026 30

The Guardian

Andrea Egan

The Guardian view on the rise of romantic fiction: finally getting the respect it deserves

19.12.2025 30

The Guardian

Andrea Egan

The Guardian view on the Palestine Action hunger strikers: the government is trying to ignore this protest

19.12.2025 40

The Guardian

Andrea Egan

My warning as the new head of Unison: never again will we prop up politicians hostile to unions

19.12.2025 50

The Guardian

Andrea Egan