[50], Corbyn outlined an anti-austerity domestic agenda and an international agenda opposed to military intervention. Fingers crossed ..like many I would like to see the Rebecca Long-Bailey is MP for Salford and Eccles and former Shadow Secretary of State for Education. Spaffing money up the wall too late comrades that boat has sailed Obviously not the ones paid a 600,000 bonus for screwing Corbyn. Blair ally Patricia Hewitt was alleged to have described the rebellion as a "conspiracy organised by the Socialist Campaign Group"[20]. Ian Byrne MP John McDonnell MP Derek James reports on the split in the Socialist Campaign Group and the prospects for the 'insider' strategy. [71] The document outlines a socialist, internationalist and democratic agenda and starts by listing the rights that members thought out to be fought for: "WE BELIEVE: That there should be certain rights which must be won and maintained: We need a campaign for peace and disarmament in Europe, and for an end to the arms trade throughout the world and for a new international economic order which will start to reverse the transfer of wealth from the poorest to the richest. I wont give up. I think that the most worrying thing about this initiative is lack of understanding displayed by the signatories as to the nature of the Starmer-Evans leadership. Exclusive: the 11 SCG MPs setting up a new 'new left' group Get the blasters out and dance workers, dance. It was released shortly before Unite general secretary Len McCluskey declared that he was astonished at the withdrawal of the whip, saying it was vindictive and vengeful and shows marked bad faith. Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP I have tried highlighting the injustice of the 550,000 British overseas pensioners who have been shafted by successive governments. However, many of these references are either misquoted or based on outdated science and the many, newer peer-reviewed studies are either misrepresented or not referenced at all. the police must have known what was going on at the time. It is not for moving. The planned tax became known as the poll tax and was thought by many to be intended to save the rich money and move the expenses onto the poor. 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. Not only have they stitched up who will win but they have also stitched up who will lose and in what order. [56], On 12 September 2015 Corbyn was elected Leader of the Labour Party in a landslide victory, with 59.5% of first-preference votes. Seems to be a gang of soft left MPs going through very expensive PR exercise for themselves. [17], Alan Simpson, a member of the Campaign Group during the New Labour years, described it as "the only bolt-hole of real political thought that I found throughout my parliamentary years they were the MPs you would always find on picket lines, at trade union and social movement rallies, on anti-war marches and at the forefront of campaigns to restore rather than exploit the planet. A younf Socialist female bame leader would be the lightening rod for progressives across the country Good luck, now let's organise! Oh and you can add Sam Tarry from the above list. Totally off subject but thought I whould throw that in there as I have messed around in this field for many years now and vertebral every smith that uses it has to mask up because its not pleasant stuff. Despite the scale of the opposition from Labour MPs and campaigners, Harman continued to implement the cuts. Organisation [ edit] The result, boosted by a higher than expected turnout despite the coronavirus pandemic, comes as a surprise after the Socialists had lost most of their advantage in recent opinion polls, and means Portugal will have a stable government to oversee the application of EU pandemic recovery funds. Reiterating that Corbyns EHRC reaction undermined Labours ability to tackle antisemitism, the leader said: I have taken the decision not to restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn. He should be reinstated as soon as possible so we can focus on implementing the EHRC recommendations., Statement following tonights meeting of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. MPs hostile to Corbyn leaked internal emails to the BBC which showed that Corbyn's team had resisted moves to pursue a more hostile line on immigration and suggested that this was evidence that Corbyn had sought to "sabotage" the remain campaign. 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 News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Also not on the list was Clive Lewis MP, who last week appeared to agree with journalist Rachel Shabi that Corbyns comments were ill-advised, to put it mildly and that it is beyond frustrating to see Labour yet again descend into factionalism over this [antisemitism] issue and thus torpedo the EHRC report. For other uses, see, Opposition to the Iraq War & founding the Stop The War Coalition. Devoid of political heavyweights like Right Wing Labour, irrelevant. What does that actually mean? Hmmmmm. He told The Times newspaper "I am here today because thousands of people who elected me just cannot afford to pay. Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup) on TikTok | Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs.Watch the latest video from Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup). 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. Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Statement - Labour Outlook What is the point and what is this going to achieve apart from yet more theatre?. With you on that too. 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]. Instead, we now face chaos and division.. A coalition of left-wing MPs, unions and Labour members are calling on Keir Starmer to hold an emergency party conference, HuffPost UK has learned. The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group in 1985 in a show of support for Neil Kinnock's reforms:[79], The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group in 1988 in protest at Tony Benn's decision to challenge Neil Kinnock for the Labour leadership that year:[80]. Thats a sign of a lightweight. Clive Lewis MP Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley. [36] Benn secured only 11.4% of the vote (17.2% of MPs, 19.6% of CLPs and 0.2% of affiliated unions). Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. Lefty MPs who said 'aggressive' UK provoked Russia turn on Putin Borax is used allot in blacksmithing as well to help forge welding or joining 2 bits of usually steel especially in Damacus or pattern weald steel for knives and other sharp stabby stuff to stop oxygen messing up the weald. Diane Abbott MP 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! In 2010 nominations from 33 MPs (12.5% of the Parliamentary Labour Party) were required to make it onto the ballot paper. 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. Jeremy Corbyn, Labour MP for Islington North and for many years Campaign Group Secretary, remarked that the group was the biggest job creation scheme in the Palace of Westminster. Since then, three (3) more similarly robust US Government funded studies (Bashash, 2018, Green, 2019 and Till 2020) have been published. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portuguese-go-polls-snap-election-marked-by-covid-uncertainty-2022-01-30/. 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Corbyn's opponents in the National Executive Committee were alleged by Robert Peston to have sought to "fix"[65] the result by increasing the fee for becoming a registered supporter from 3 to 25 and excluding from voting the 130,000 new members who had joined in the previous 6 months. Nadia Whittome MP Delusional is a serious mental illness and shouldnt be funded by sane people when this lot will be unemployed in eighteen months time.. Theres a link to the letter at the end of the following FAN article: UK UPDATE: Scientists Send Second Letter to Boris Johnson, https://fluoridealert.org/content/bulletin_01-28-22/, Alan Howard.I have a real and continuing interest in water supplies and whats exactly is in it.From a slow start as a indentured plumbing Apprenticeship and a difficult transition from North to south I attended a number of colleges in Bolton and East Surrey Redhill Tech.From starting with. that is OK by me. The statement referred to the views of the leaders of seven trade unions, in which the heads of the Labour-affiliated organisations expressed serious concerns about the manner of and rationale for suspension of the former party leader. Gabbard is another one. [9] Socialist Campaign Group MPs made up a significant number of these including Tony Benn, who gave his full support to the campaign and spoke at the 200,000 strong anti-Poll Tax demonstration in Trafalgar Square,[11] and Jeremy Corbyn who appeared at Highbury Magistrates' Court in 1991 for not paying his poll tax bill of 481. Hopefully on the right side of history. Ian Byrne MP Labour Party news: Left-wing MPs discuss radical plan to break up party Exclusive: Demand For Special Labour Conference As Pressure Mounts On Socialist Campaign Group Rally - YouTube with Corbyn as honorary President would be a more exciting development. LGBT+ Labour - Wikipedia is suspicious. Its 17 . Ive warned about this for decades, ever since Blair let his idea out during the 9 I will keep this situation under review.. 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[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. I dont think we have a bunch of careerists here. The paper published articles by Campaign Group MPs alongside left wing Labour Party activists and trade unionists. MPs using their training budget (Im not sure if thats from party funds or part of their parliamentary expenses) to fund this seems cheeky. 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[31][32], Tony Benn could not stand because he was not currently in Parliament at the time, having just lost his seat. THE Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs called on the party to immediately reinstate the membership of filmmaker and anti-racist Ken Loach today.