News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Talk about fiddling while the party burns.. Much was submitted -including some put together by JVL of [36], Bernie Grant sought nominations as the Campaign Group candidate for Deputy Leader. Not sure why they would set up a new group though ..? Rebecca Long-Bailey is MP for Salford and Eccles and former Shadow Secretary of State for Education. 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. It will be interesting who turns up for the Commemoration. Hope Im not proved wrong. 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. Why would you follow AOC FGS? Never acknowledged by a single Socialist MP on Twitter. It was a campaign initiated by that well known opponent of racism, the Daily Mail in an article written even . Socialist Campaign Group Rally - YouTube I cant help but feel that first year operating costs of 133,000 could be better spent in the fight for socialism. So there is surely nothing wrong in forming Devoid of political heavyweights like Right Wing Labour, irrelevant. Get the blasters out and dance workers, dance. [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. Zarah Sultana MP He wrote: Thanks to the intervention of one man who could have avoided his inevitable suspension for denialism and questioning the reports legally enforceable findings, we are discussing him and not the impact on us.. I remember my Mum and Gran always having some in the kitchen during my childhood (near Oldham so looks like we are both Lancastrians and like you I am retired but not decommisioned!). Following the 1997 General Election, 7% of Labour MPs were members of the Campaign Group. To avoid this party officials changed the rules mid-contest, at the suggestion of Gould, to allow MPs who had already nominated a candidate to withdraw and support another instead. Despite beating both Andy Burnham and Ed Balls in total number of first preference votes cast (35,259 individual first preferences for Abbott compared to 28,772 for Burnham and 34,489 for Balls),[51] Abbott was eliminated in the first round of voting, as she received fewer votes from MPs. [9], In 1989 Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Government announced plans to introduce a flat-tax to fund local Government. 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. Exclusive: 'new left' Socialist Campaign Group MPs form new separate Socialist Campaign Group Page - John McDonnell MP Thats a sign of a lightweight. The injustice against the Palestinian people is intensifying. 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. The book is premised on two interdependent theses: first, that 'Corbynism' was the product of social-movement politics outside the Labour Party; second, that its decline was set in motion by its drift away from those same social movements. I followed her campaign. Below is the full text of the Socialist Campaign Group statement and its signatories. 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. With you on that too. Ian Mearns MP Eleven Labour MPs and Jeremy Corbyn backed a Stop the War campaign . who set such a brilliant example of pretending to be one thing Socialist Campaign Group Rally 1,606 views Streamed live on Sep 21, 2020 111 Dislike Share Save Arise Festival 2.15K subscribers Join members of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. [63] Corbyn promoted a number of Campaign Group MPs to fill his Shadow Cabinet including Richard Burgon, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Grahame Morris and Clive Lewis, and with their support along with that of other left wing MPs and the mobilisation of members by Momentum Corbyn refused to resign. "[26], With Tory support, the reforms were eventually passed by 422 to 98 votes. Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup) | TikTok Will there be a Labour left leadership challenge to Keir Starmer? Both McDonnell and Meacher agreed that whichever of them had the support of fewer Labour MPs at the point of Tony Blair's resignation would withdraw from the campaign and support the other. Patrick Seyd, The Rise and Fall of the Labour Left (1987), p. 223. To support the SKWAWKBOX and raise awareness of the independent Left media, visit our store for T-shirts, hoodies and more. Abbott secured the first-preference votes of 7 MPs: Diane Abbott, Katy Clark, Jeremy Corbyn, Kelvin Hopkins, John McDonnell, Linda Riordan and Mike Wood. Labour MP for Streatham. LabourList has been told that the new group includes Labour backbenchers Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Clive Lewis, Nadia Whittome, Rachael Maskell, Dawn Butler and Kim Johnson, and frontbenchers Sam Tarry and Olivia Blake. Ive warned about this for decades, ever since Blair let his idea out during the 9 It looks to me like an attempt by a group of MPs to differentiate themselves from the SCG in the hope that they can retain their positions in the face of a possible removal of all left- wing members of the PLP. 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. The two far left parties paid the price, losing more than a half of their seats, according to exit polls. Can I ask you why you think hes a Socialist? Co-Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. Speaking as a grass-roots socialist and trade unionist : This reduced the previous weighting in favour of MPs and Trade Unions. Clive Lewis MP I had wrestled with this decision for 13 months. ffs. be an attempt to form a rival NEC. If you wish to republish this post for non-commercial use, you are welcome to do so seeherefor more. MS by Michael Segalov,. 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. Sorry comrades to be so harsh but with the climate crisis, the cost of living crisis, Right Wing Tory Authoritarianism and War mongering we dont have the time for Left Wing Labour to turn things around or the Lefts CUSTERS LAST STAND! The paper published articles by Campaign Group MPs alongside left wing Labour Party activists and trade unionists. Arwyn, Rosie Duffield does probably believes that comes the next General Election she stands better chances at retaining her seat as a LibDem MP. my god the transformation into the UK version of the far right Yanky Democratic party of bullshit is complete. Tony Greenstein started this petition to Socialist Campaign Group of MPs. Labour Buzz - "A caucus of 'eleven new left Labour MPs and | Facebook Does he fight injustice? It is understood that others were invited to join the group, including Paula Barker, Beth Winter, Nav Mishra and Rachel Hopkins, but ultimately they did not become members and are not currently involved. 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. . 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. 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. Several MPs and groups within the Labour Party, as well as trade union Unite leader Len McCluskey, have since argued that the suspension is wrong, and called on the Labour leader to reverse the disciplinary action. [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). 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For 14 years Gaza has been under siege. Ian Byrne MP Only one of the eleven (Kim Johnson) voted against the welfare cap. It appears that the UKs four Chief Medical Officershave already concluded Water Fluoridation is safe, citing the footnoted references made in the Policy Paper. [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. [9] Tony Benn described the relationship of the campaign against the Poll Tax with the Labour Party: "The main credit for defeating this monstrosity [the Poll Tax] must go to those, first in Scotland and then in England and Wales, who organised the anti-poll tax unions and the federation that brought them together, for without their brilliant leadership and the mass rallies which they organised the Tories might just have got away with it. A distraction (give the impression something might change and get people waste time, energy and money into something going nowhere)? JC supports us but so called Socialists are nowhere to be found. socialistcampaigngroup photos on Flickr | Flickr [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". [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. It could also be, that she is a democrat too and finds difficult to breath in the stench of fascism that the Labour leadership is producing right now. 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. So and do feel free to correct me if Im wrong theyre basically paying for this group on expenses? Labour Party news: Left-wing MPs discuss radical plan to break up party [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. As a clear grouping, it emerged in Parliament from members of the left-wing Tribune Group who did not support Tony Benn's 1981 deputy leadership bid. Then renaged coz Starmer threatened them. 16 members of the left-wing parliamentary group did not sign the statement last night, including Nadia Whittome MP who had said she was saddened by the suspension but cannot agree with Corbyns statement on the report. While all around you crumbles to dust. many loyal Party members targeted by the Right. True enough. One less vote..Where have we heard that before? Astonishing! Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. 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Especially when they get paid 80k a year with a generous expense account and a good pension. All of them Fake Left absolutely sickening! The defeat of Jeremy Corbyn has given the right inside and outside the Labour Party a mandate to press ahead with their campaign against the left. The squawking one claims: The latest manufactured 'outrage' of the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council concerns Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Diane Abbott. But while the vast majority are struggling to get by, its boom time for the privileged few who are getting ever richer and the corporations raking in record profits. Christine Blower The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs has released a statement defending Ken Loach as a "fierce opponent of discrimination", urging the party to reinstate the filmmaker. Pauline Bryan, By clicking subscribe you confirm you have read and agree to our privacy policy. [9], Tony Blair enthusiastically carried on Kinnock's attempts to "delegitimise the left". Id like to be able to be a community-member of this new group, but not need to rejoin Labou to be so. The MPs wrote: The Equality and Human Rights Commision report ought to have been an important moment for the Labour Party to reflect and move forward together in battle against antisemitism. Labour councillor joins 'from the river to sea' chant at event with The Neo-Liberal Labour Right are in complete control. 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. calling Boris Johnson a liar, actions involving dresscodes, taking theknee in the chamber etc. Some activists have been campaigning for this to end for over 20 years. Yes, Starmers turning up to commemorate the 13 citizens murdered by the British Estalishment. Ian Mearns MP [50] Abbott was the first black woman to ever contest the Labour leadership. For example: is it because Richard Branson who resides in the Virgin Islands and yes, his State pension is frozen? 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. First published in March 1986,[73] Socialist Campaign Group News was the monthly magazine of the Campaign Group. The SCG MPs called for the party to unite behind the implementation of the EHRCs recommendations, and stressed the importance of the labour movement coming together to take the fight to the Tories in the face of the pandemic. Only kidding. SCG MPs who did not sign the statement released on Wednesday: Paula Barker; Olivia Blake; Dan Carden; Marsha de Cordova; Rachel Hopkins; Imran Hussain; Kim Johnson; Lewis; Rachael Maskell; Andy McDonald; Nav Mishra; Charlotte Nichols; Kate Osamor; Lloyd Russell Moyle; Sam Tarry; and Whittome. to get rid of Starmer I would not blame them for hiding their Dance! 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. Corbyn was in court alongside 16 other Islington residents all opposing the levy on grounds other than inability to pay. 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. Claudia Webbe MP Another re-arrangement of the 3rd class passengers deck chairs on the sinking ship I see. As soon as it became clear that John Smith was the front runner, more and more MPs simply jumped on his bandwagon. Fair weather socialists (?) Whittome has since posted on social media to say that she missed the meeting and added that she absolutely support the spirit of the statement signed on Wednesday evening by other SCG MPs. Solidarity with Diane Abbott and Bell Ribeiro-Addy - Change.org It got posted on the next report too. Thanks for your solidarity so SKWAWKBOX can keep doing its job. The right to useful and satisfying work, balanced with leisure, to meet the needs of society. Mobilise the energy of the multi-generational, multi-racial, class-based movement - brought into the Labour Party by Jeremy Corbyn's socialist leadership - to effect real political change and achieve socialism in our lifetime. But the strategy document also makes clear that the new group, which sees itself as modelled on The Squad of Democrat lawmakers in the US, sees itself trying to pressure Keir Starmer from off and on his front bench, in other words working alongside Starmer and trying to steer him, rather than resist or remove him, listing among its tactical approaches: Media interventions by backbenchers to push the Labour frontbench to take moreprogressive positions An insider strategy within Labour frontbench teams for left-wing MPs who are alsofrontbenchers. The BBC's Adam Fleming revealed that the Socialist Campaign Group - a . Combat medals without taking part, Tory Rory here in the UK is similar. Richard Burgon MP the police must have known what was going on at the time. Hopefully on the right side of history. 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. Andy Fantasy politics : A new party led by Howard Beckett(?) [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. 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. Another complete waste of time and money. Nadia Whittome MP Socialist Campaign Group MPs - including Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Dan Carden - have spoken at a rally in Liverpool at which an elected local councillor was filmed joining in with a chant from the crowd of "From the river to sea - Palestine will be free.". Just wonder if this is the prelude to a leadership bid by at least a couple of them. ", This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 22:23. However, this was the largest rebellion a Labour government had ever suffered at the third reading of a Bill.[25]. For other uses, see, Opposition to the Iraq War & founding the Stop The War Coalition. Talks a good game. [40] This ensured that Gould received enough nominations to ensure a contest between him and Smith, and that Ken Livingstone and Bernie Grant were kept off the ballot. They couldnt give a fuck. A Labour spokesperson subsequently announced that Corbyn had been suspended, and the Parliamentary Labour Party whip removed from the Labour MP, in light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them. Which we duly did! 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. We all kow what they should be doing is planning a new party. Corbyn was reinstated as a party member by a panel of five Labour national executive committee (NEC) members on Tuesday, after being suspended from the party by general secretary David Evans in October. Jon Trickett MP To her credit, she footslogged like no other. The Socialist Campaign Group, also known as the Campaign Group, officially Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs is a left-wing , democratic socialist grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Dan Carden MP Three candidates sought nominations: John Smith, the favourite, regarded as being "from the right" of the party, Bryan Gould, from the "centre-left" and Ken Livingstone, the Campaign Group candidate. One can only hope that this new group proves to be more effective than the SCG. [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. [9], In 2005, Blair's government announced plans to encourage every school to become an independent self-governing trust. This campaign had no support at all from the Labour Party at a national level, no official party rallies being organised, and those who rallied were singled out for disciplinary action, many being expelled from the party just because they were active in the movement, and some prospective local and parliamentary candidates were refused endorsement by the NEC merely for their principled refusal to pay."[14]. lead pipe and wiped moleskin soldered joints using tallow and plumbers black we moved into copper and soldered \brazed joints and active flux.Five years Apprenticeship and then further studys in just what our water supplies including the notorious flouride and now Graffine..Somebody needs to do somthing about this disgraceful attempt by unregulated private money making companys that are litterly poisoning the people.to avoid any attempt at purifying our water supplies through filtered beds of granules which from their point of veiw is expensive and Labour intensive.