Labour cash woes deepen as Unison pulls £210k in donations The fall in donations was announced by Dave Prentis, Unison's general general secretary, who said that people would not want to vote for a "disunited party." He added: "We have seen only yesterday what happened in Australia. It will happen to the Labour party in this country if it doesn't get its act together. The comments come as Labour leader Ed Milband prepares to go to the TUC when he will refuse to back down on the party's relationship with the unions. Mr Miliband is to tell the conference: "We need to build a party truly rooted in the lives of all the working people of Britain once more. We have to change. But Len McCluskey, leader of Unite, said on Sunday that Mr Miliband had a challenge ahead of him to convince working people that Labour still had their interests at heart. He rubbished suggestions that Unite had influenced the outcome of an internal investigation by Labour into claims the union rigged the selection of a party candidate in Falkirk. Mr McCluskey said Unite wanted to move on from the controversy and concentrate on policies. A senior Labour source said no-one should be claiming vindication from the Falkirk episode, adding: "The Unite-backed candidate in Falkirk has stood down. The 'Union Join' scheme has ended. We now need to move on and press ahead with reforms to mend the link between Labour and the unions so it is fit for the 21st century. The head of the TUC urged Labour and the unions to "shake hands and move on" from their row over affiliation. General secretary Frances O'Grady said both sides should concentrate on issues such as low pay, zero hours contracts and jobs. Ms O'Grady said she did not believe anyone wanted to break the historic link, which has come under strain over the bitter row over the selection of a Labour candidate in Falkirk. She told a press conference at the opening of the TUC conference in Bournemouth: "I don't think anyone wants to get rid of the link, but we should expect it to evolve and change. Most people are worried about big business and wealthy individuals having too much power in politics and influence over policy. They want to see more nurses and car workers in Parliament, and Westminster to get to grips with living standards. My advice would be - shake hands and move on and start talking about the issues that people are worried about such as poverty pay, zero hours and jobs. Billy Hayes, leader of the Communication Workers Union, said Mr Miliband's reforms were "ill thought out." Mr Hayes said he believed the number of CWU members affiliating to Labour would be "considerably less" under Mr Miliband's reforms. The Labour leader will tell the TUC on Tuesday that he is "determined" to make the change happen. Mr Miliband is resisting calls for him to apologise to would-be Falkirk MP Karie Murphy who has been reinstated to the party after the internal investigation cleared both her and Unite of wrongdoing. The Labour leader is also fighting fresh Tory claims that the unions are "pulling the strings" of his party after a disciplinary process found no rules had been breached in the constituency. Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, said in his Daily Telegraph column today: "In battling Len McCluskey and the entryists of Unite, he has shown the decisiveness of a dishcloth, the backbone of a jellyfish, and the firmness of purpose of the Grand Old Duke of York." Tory party chairman Grant Shapps added: "It's little wonder Len McCluskey's happy. Despite promising to tackle Unite's candidate selection rigging, Ed Miliband has caved in and cleared Unite of any wrongdoing in a whitewash. Ed Miliband's plan to put the sole decision over whether Unite donates to Labour in Len McCluskey's hands will give the union baron even more influence over Labour's policy, candidates and leader.