Socialist Campaign Group MPs. [28][29] It supported Rebecca Long-Bailey for Leader and Richard Burgon for Deputy Leader in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election, which was won by Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner, respectively. Spaffing money up the wall too late comrades that boat has sailed For 14 years Gaza has been under siege. LOL. With everyone concentrating on just surviving the Tory government then its good that you continue to highlight a silent poison flouride in water.IF there was any benefit from adding flouride to fresh water without any problems then we and Cafod would have done so years ago when providing free clean water from boreholes in the third world countries.,.I am retired but not de..commisioned and will continue in a small way to defend ordinary people especially the working-class who are invisible to the authorities across the world. Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Rally Online on TWTtv, Black-E Main Space 27.09.2022 7PM - 8:30PM Rally With people facing the deepest attack on living standards in decades, we urgently need to build an alternative to the soaring energy bills, pay cuts, food poverty and housing insecurity faced by millions. Members of the Campaign Group have been the first to be at the forefront of mass campaigns on trade union rights, private equity, council housing, public services and against the war We consistently raise uncomfortable issues and support campaigns that no other parliamentarians will touch, on issues like asylum, deportations, international trade union and human rights, campaigns for those killed or injured at work, safety of vulnerable workers, including sex workers, cuts in legal aid and English for speakers of other languages funding. Ian Byrne MP Mick Whitley MP This session will also be live on TWTtv - sign up here, for free. I will keep this situation under review.. 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The right to enjoy dignity, and a full life, in retirement in suitable accommodation, free from financial anxieties, with proper medical, and other, facilities, including personal care, necessary to make that possible. Mary Foy MP [16] He sought to reduce the number of left-wing Labour MPs by centralising control of candidate selections and used "open shortlists in a fast and loose way, mainly to ensure that left candidates are excluded or defeated. Below is the full text of the Socialist Campaign Group statement and its signatories. Apsana Begum MP Of those involved in the new group, only one appears to have publicly expressed support for Jeremy Corbyn though that one was after the result of the Labour NECs vote on whether to reinstate Corbyn to the Labour benches was already known. It was at a meeting of the Campaign Group in June 2015 that the decision was taken that Jeremy Corbyn would contest for the leadership of the Labour Party. Im sorry to say the list is not what I would call left, soft left yes, which is why they arent going for the jugular. Promise to clean out the stables from top to bottom, no one is above the law we are truly all in it together and as Socialists we will never leave anyone behind. Rebecca Long-Bailey is MP for Salford and Eccles and former Shadow Secretary of State for Education. Rupa Huq has had the Labour whip restored following her suspension from the party after she described then, This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The latest manufactured 'outrage' of the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council concerns Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Diane Abbott. https://unitealliance.org/unite-the-union-submission-to-the-forde-inquiry/. This decision and the division it causes severely undermines efforts to unite to defeat antisemitism and fully implement the EHRC recommendations and to challenge and defeat this disastrous Conservative government. Not forgetting the ubiquitous, thank you for your service, mantra. Loach, a. In the US, a relatively small group in the Senate/HoR can exert significant pressure, particularly when their party holds the presidency and has a tenuous hold on the two houses. Whats the name of this new group of 12? [6], An advertisement in Tribune (24 April 1983) gave the membership of the Campaign Group as: Norman Atkinson, Tony Benn, Ron Brown, Dennis Canavan, Bob Cryer, Don Dixon, Martin Flannery, Stuart Holland, Bob Litherland, Joan Maynard, Willie McKelvey, Andy McMahon, Bob McTaggart, Michael Meacher, Bob Parry, Reg Race, Allan Roberts, Ernie Roberts, Dennis Skinner, and John Tilley. It appears that the UKs four Chief Medical Officershave already concluded Water Fluoridation is safe, citing the footnoted references made in the Policy Paper. One member of the group told Skwawkbox that setting it up did not constitute a split of the the existing left MPs group, but did not respond when asked to confirm that this meant there was no intention to leave the SCG. The injustice against the Palestinian people is intensifying. Why would you follow AOC FGS? The group also plans tactics such as parliamentary actions and stunts including: Using conventional Parliamentary tactics better i.e. The vote was called in November after Costas hard-left former Communist and Left Bloc allies joined the right in striking down his minority governments budget. Socialist Campaign Group MPs John McDonnell and Diane Abbott both sought nominations to run; however, McDonnell withdrew from the race after it became clear he would not receive sufficient nominations, and instead supported Abbott to give her the best chance of making it onto the ballot. Ian Mearns MP Is that a genuine hope of just a way to have a dig at the SCG? He also made it clear that public repudiation of the group would be amply and swiftly rewarded. ", "The BBC's obsession with balance took Labour off-air during the referendum campaign", "Media coverage of the EU Referendum (report 5)", "Labour crisis: how the coup against Jeremy Corbyn gathered pace", "Labour MPs prepare for leadership contest after Corbyn loses confidence vote", "Corbyn re-elected as Labour leader with bigger landslide than last year", "Socialist Campaign Group has reformed for 20192024. To support the SKWAWKBOX and raise awareness of the independent Left media, visit our store for T-shirts, hoodies and more. She was sacked from Cabinet the following year. It would be accurate, at least. [19] Backbench Labour MPs, led by the Campaign Group, opposed these plans, speaking and voting against them in Parliament. However, they did not respond when asked to confirm explicitly to confirm that this meant there was no intention ever to leave the SCG and to clarify who would be considered qualified to join, there was no response. 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The 2015 Leadership Election was the first held under new rules introduced by Ed Miliband following the Collins Review which recommended moving to a one-member one vote (OMOV) system. Rachel Hopkins MP http://frozenbritishpensions.org/our-members/, These SNP, Tories, Lib Dem MPs are more Socialist than Sam Tarry, The Socialist Party already exists, build it up with JC as their star signing then there is a chance to attract unions, members and supporters It is not for moving. I couldnt agree more. Hmmmmm. This would be a much more [37] The decision to run led to a number of MPs leaving the Campaign Group including Clare Short, Margaret Beckett, Jo Richardson and Joan Ruddock. FWIW, I like the new financially independent group is honest, specifically: * That its not separatist against the authoritarian pro-neoliberal, (anti-socialist) centrists; * that it remains like a thorn in its side within the historical Labour party (until the aggressive RW gets its act together and suspends every single group member and the tens of thousands of former party members who support, raise money for, sustain community links and campaign in support of the new group; * that it is investigating a new organisational structure (not least to protect itself from the authoritarian pro-crony-capitalism clique currently serving Sir Keir of the Establishment Starmer, but sure as eggs someone else in the very near future). In the days following the referendum a number of Corbyn's critics resigned from the Shadow Cabinet and the parliamentary party passed a vote of no confidence in Corbyn by 172 votes against to 40 for. What does that actually mean? Hes intendng to recite his TenPledges again with his fingers crossed behind his back. The right to mass media which provides accurate news, free from bias or distortion, and a diversity of views. Organisation [ edit] So and do feel free to correct me if Im wrong theyre basically paying for this group on expenses? The document describes the group as a space for organising but denies that it will be a central identity, despite the new and presumably centralised legal structure for handling its funds but its Principles of organising together again emphasise that it intends to play a part in Keir Starmers front bench team: We are pushing the Labour leadership to do better on its economic approach and socialand environmental justice issues Individual MPs step forward to push particular issues together and not everyone willwork on everything Were not setting up a central identity, just an organising space for collaboration andplanning action. Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP The two far left parties paid the price, losing more than a half of their seats, according to exit polls. The Knights Who Say Kni? The right to expect that any government in power will work for peace and justice, and will not provoke international conflict or hostility or divert resources from essential purposes to build up the weapons of mass destruction. Labour has been served with an unlawful act notice on the basis of the investigation by the EHRC. The SCG statement comes as Keir Starmer heard warnings at a meeting with Jewish community groups on Wednesday that the actions of leading figures on the left and within the trade union movement risked hindering his attempt to win back trust. [23], The Coalition organised what is widely thought to be the largest demonstration in British history, when on 15 February 2003, over a million people[24] marched against the War in Iraq. Before 2017, the Campaign Group was only open to backbench MPs; this was reformed to allow all Members of Parliament to be members. The rule that shadow cabinet MPs could not be group members caused difficulties, and this rule was removed, allowing the group to recover to 23 members by 2019.[28]. Kate Osborne MP Tahir Ali MP [36], Following this election the party rules were changed to quadruple the number of MPs required to nominate a candidate to launch a leadership challenge from 5% to 20% (lowered in 1993 to 12.5% for elections where the incumbent had resigned). Rebecca Long-Bailey MP . The current members are listed on the Campaign Group's[78] Twitter account as: The following died while still serving in Parliament: These members left Parliament voluntarily, either to retire or for new opportunities elsewhere: These members left the Commons following the abolition of their constituencies as a result of redrawing of boundaries: These members lost their seats in general elections: The following members were expelled from the Labour Party: The following members were deselected by their Constituency Labour Parties: In 2005, Brian Sedgemore resigned the Labour Party whip and defected to the Liberal Democrats. News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Well Ill give this group time. Beth Winter MP, John Hendy Party Governance structure which has been I often buy WD40 not as a lubricant, but to remove silicone sealant from around my shower/sink etc. Its the electoral equivalent of a drunk looking in the light of a street lamp, for something lost in the dark across the road. Claiming there is widespread "anger and. Its up to us the people on the ground whod rather not give-up on the despicable and often authoritarian (show me your papers) Labour party. The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs on the party's left wing have issued a statement calling for the reversal of the decision taken by Keir Starmer not to restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn. After all there is already a report being prepared. Trying to save their own necks more like. A group of radical left-wing MPs are gathering together to discuss a plot to strip Sir Keir Starmer of his leadership power. Pauline Bryan So, each Campaign Group member agreed to buy one set of bolt-cutters and donate to the Greenham Women. Days after berating the West, former shadow minister Richard Burgon, secretary of the hard Left Socialist Campaign Group . Our regular supporters fuel everything we do. Its 17 . [55] Immediately following his success in getting on the ballot Corbyn attended a protest against the treatment of women detained at Yarls Wood Detention Centre and against the 13-year detention by the US of British resident Shaker Aamer in Guantanamo Bay without charge. office possibly that is why it has taken them so long to produce Get the blasters out and dance workers, dance. JC supports us but so called Socialists are nowhere to be found. From the bore whos too ignorant to say one vote fewer! Open Letter To The Socialist Campaign Group May 14, 2021 by Chelley Ryan Dear Socialist Campaign Group, A few days ago I made the gut wrenching decision to resign my membership of the Labour Party after 11 years. I followed her campaign. [75], A website of the same name, providing electronic versions of some of the articles in the printed edition and lists of Campaign Group MPs, was run from 1999[76] to 2010.[77]. Get your popcorn in. [7], Neil Kinnock was hostile to the Campaign Group. Rupa Huq has had the Labour whip restored following her suspension from the party after she described then, This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. [45] However, although Meacher gave his support to McDonnell following Blair's resignation not all of his supporters switched allegiance, leaving McDonnell short of the nominations required and leading to Gordon Brown becoming leader unopposed. He campaigned on issues with wide popular support that had been outside of the political mainstream for many years, including rail re-nationalisation, free higher education, regional investment and a higher minimum wage. [21], The Stop the War Coalition was founded in the weeks following 9/11, when George W. Bush announced the "War on terror", and has since campaigned to oppose and end the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and elsewhere. The Nottingham East MP explained: The grounds for Jeremys suspension remain unclear. Corbyn was in court alongside 16 other Islington residents all opposing the levy on grounds other than inability to pay. LISBON, Jan 30 (Reuters) Defying all odds, Portugals centre-left Socialists won an outright parliamentary majority in Sundays snap general election, securing a strong new mandate for Prime Minister Antonio Costa, a champion of balanced public accounts. pic.twitter.com/qhuovdGVSI, Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcam) November 4, 2020, Diane Abbott MP Then renaged coz Starmer threatened them. Hes alright, too. Didnt dentists use to push toothpastes full of it for years? Off topic.. Not only do the PTB want to slowly poisonous all, but they are using falsehoods to do so: The following clips from a letter sent to Boris Johnson by two scientists regarding the Governments intention to fluoridate the water supply are self-explanatory: Further to our letter dated 5th September 2021, we have not yet received any acknowledgement of its receipt or any reply from your office despite it being sent by recorded delivery. Will wait & see. Paul Smith the science and The Science (that supports the shamful, harmful and pathogenically dangerous Covid Narrative) are two very different things. for hiding their real motives. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "socialistcampaigngroup" Flickr tag. to see this bullshit! But Its not very polite. Does that feel wrong to anybody else, or is it just me? Since theyve mostly BEEN members of the SCG, who have gone very quiet since Starmer, I wouldnt get your hopes up. Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP [10], Only 15 Labour MPs supported the Anti Poll Tax Federation. Ian Byrne MP An MPs Strategic Coordination Proposal document, obtained by Skwawkbox, says that the groups budget to March of this year will be almost 32,000, with a first year of operations costing 133,000. 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MPs using their training budget (Im not sure if thats from party funds or part of their parliamentary expenses) to fund this seems cheeky. My grandfather was apprenticed to be a plumber before he joined the colours and went off to the Somme. People Before Profit Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley. Since then, three (3) more similarly robust US Government funded studies (Bashash, 2018, Green, 2019 and Till 2020) have been published. If anything. the beginning of PMQ. There must have been terabytes of digital files landing in Fordes Is not Starmer doing both with HQ staff? [50], Corbyn outlined an anti-austerity domestic agenda and an international agenda opposed to military intervention. Jon Trickett MP Momentum accused Starmer of making it up as he goes along while being farcical and incompetent, with the co-chair Andrew Scattergood saying: They cant remove the whip from our movement.. Peace and Justice Joseph. Today we agreed at our meeting to support our comrades in their candidature. Issues regularly covered included: women's liberation, Black Sections, international liberation struggles, internal Labour Party democracy and elections, reports from the National Executive Committee, proposed resolutions for Labour Party Conference, socialist economic policy, disabled people's rights, Northern Ireland and the Conservative Party. These schools would, like academies, determine their own curriculum and ethos, appoint the governing body, control their own assets, employ their own staff and set their own admissions policy. and I dont think they have the political bottle to take on the Labour Right and the rich and powerful, with the advocacy of left wing policies and actions. Hiow long befoe it is proscribed by Starmer? Hes the proverbial waste of space as leader of Labour. Patrick Seyd, The Rise and Fall of the Labour Left (1987), p. 223. We are pushing the Labour leadership to do better on its economic approach . [74], As of 2008 the editorial board was Jim Mortimer (chair), Diane Abbott MP, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Anni Marjoram, Bill Michie MP and Pete Willsman. with Corbyn as honorary President would be a more exciting development. [22], Socialist Campaign Group MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Tam Dalyell, along with Tony Benn, (who had been in the Socialist Campaign Group until he stood down as an MP at the 2001 General Election) were among the most high profile of the initial sponsors of the Stop the War Coalition at the meeting on 21 September 2001, along with figures such as Tariq Ali, Harold Pinter, Andrew Murray and Lindsey German, who became the convenor of Stop the War. [33], During his time as Leader Neil Kinnock moved the Labour party to adopt centrist politics. Talk about fiddling while the party burns.. Sam Gorst, Labour councillor for Liverpool's Cressington ward, was . One member of the group, when approached by Skwawkbox for comment, denied that the new group represented a split from the SCG. Dan Carden MP [9], In 1989 Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Government announced plans to introduce a flat-tax to fund local Government. She is a member of the far right Democratic party, a party born out of slave owners and has never from its birth ever ever! [64] Owen Smith secured the required nominations to run against him. Hopefully on the right side of history. I have tried being nice and also tried shaming them. The paper published articles by Campaign Group MPs alongside left wing Labour Party activists and trade unionists. Tony Benn's decision to challenge Denis Healey for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party in 1981 was heavily criticised by Labour's leader, Michael Foot,[3] who had long been associated with the Labour left and Tribune Group. The right to receive the best possible medical care, free, and at the moment of need. [61] Anti-Corbyn MPs had been briefing the media "for months to expect movement against Corbyn on 24 June",[62] suggesting that the opposition to Corbyn was not primarily motivated by his actions during the referendum. [36] At a meeting of the Campaign Group following this election defeat, it was agreed that Tony Benn should stand against Kinnock in a leadership election, although Benn himself was reluctant to run. [38], Labour's electoral college was weighted 40% to affiliated unions, 30% to Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) and 30% to MPs in the Parliamentary Labour Party. my god the transformation into the UK version of the far right Yanky Democratic party of bullshit is complete. Jeremy Corbyn will be turning up for the fifty years commemoration since thirteen civilians were murdered by Crown forces on the streets of Derry.Fifty years and still no justice for the murders of innocent civilians.Jeremy Corbyn has always been in the right place at the right time to support the victims of British Occupation of partitioned Ireland.God bless him and all peacemakers. As the deadline for nominations approached it started to look as though all other candidates would be excluded not only Livingstone and Grant but also Ann Clwyd, Bryan Gould and John Prescott."[40]. They signed StopTheWar letter. But since joining the halls of power, she changed. Two minutes before the deadline Corbyn reached the threshold of 35 nominations, having been 'lent' nominations from MPs who did not support him but were persuaded to nominate him by grassroots members and Campaign Group MPs. The right to useful and satisfying work, balanced with leisure, to meet the needs of society. [25] These plans were described as intending to "all but abolish local authority involvement in state schools" and Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott argued that it would "condemn a generation of poorer children to ghettos of collapsing schools". This sowed the seeds for a split in the left between a "soft left" supportive of Foot's leadership and a dissenting "hard left" organised principally around Benn.
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