Labour party says resolves conference security stand-off

Labour Party said on Friday it had found a new security company to guard its conference, avoiding an embarrassing confrontation with a union that had objected to the previous firm and threatened to picket the event. Labour, already in the throes of a divisive leadership contest, had faced a stand-off with the GMB union, traditionally one of its biggest supporters. GMB, which represents security industry workers, had objected to the use of security provider Showsec, saying it had refused to sign