Len McCluskey took private jet flights arranged by building firm, report claims | Len McCluskey

Len McCluskey, the former head of Unite, accepted private jet flights and football tickets arranged by the company building a multimillion pound hotel for the union, according to an internal dossier.

The Flanagan Group, which is run by friends of McCluskey, overcharged Unite by at least £30m for the Birmingham hotel and conference centre project, the interim report said.

It also found that McCluskey “overruled” advice from staff and the union’s lawyers in signing the construction contract with the Flanagan Group.

Unite’s report said the flights and tickets were “consistently organised and paid for by” the company and there was “no indication” that McCluskey later reimbursed them.

McCluskey’s lawyers, Carter-Ruck, have been approached for a comment by the Guardian. They…