In a perceived setback for Ed Miliband, Iain McNicol was elected as the Labour Party's general secretary this week: the Labour leader had supported another candidate.

Former general secretary Peter Watt and Billy Hayes, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, consider how Mr Miliband should deal with the tricky relationship between his party and the unions.

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