Union bosses holding up Birmingham bin deal fighting among themselves over £42million court case

UNION barons holding up a city’s bin deal are fighting among themselves over a £42million court case.

The month-long strike by Unite binmen has seen rubbish piled high in .

Unite leader Sharon Graham and her top team are fighting a High Court civil case against Unite’s 62-member Executive CouncilThe month-long strike by Unite binmen has seen rubbish piled high in Birmingham

Deputy PM has slammed union leaders for failing to accept an improved council offer.

But on Thursday, issued a statement that it was “outrageous those with a political axe to grind are trying to score cheap points by attacking Unite members, who are fighting these brutal wage cuts”;.

Yet the same day, Unite leader and her top team were fighting a civil case against Unite’s 62-member Executive Council — which accuses them of “blocking a debate around finances and publication of accounts”;.

A source said: “Unite is tearing itself apart.

“Two powerful factions at the top are trying to kill each other off.

“How much money is being wasted is anyone’s idea.”;

The dispute revolves around a £42million “strike fund”; which has dwindled to £8million thanks to more than 1,000 industrial actions fought under Graham’s tenure.

But sources close to Unite claim the Executive Council was made up of “troublesome loyalists”; to her predecessor .