Hes intendng to recite his TenPledges again with his fingers crossed behind his back. 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. Corbyn-supporting MPs discussed quitting Labour, Ian Lavery says 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. SKWAWKBOX needs your help. Our regular supporters fuel everything we do. Reject the Board of Deputies 10 Pledges - Change.org So there is surely nothing wrong in forming 28 Socialist Campaign Group MPs urge reversal of Corbyn - LabourList He pursued a 'carrot and stick' approach to undermining the Campaign Group by promoting MPs who were willing to leave the Campaign Group and renounce their previously held views and by isolating those who remained members. Get the blasters out and dance workers, dance. 13 May 2020. The EHRC report published last week found Labour responsible for three breaches of the Equality Act relating to political interference in antisemitism complaints; failure to provide adequate training to those handling them; and harassment. Who are the HNW donors who are funding this new socialist grouping. Portugals PM Costa stuns with majority win in snap election Kate Osamor MP Just reading a cracking book, Why We Cant Afford The Rich by Andrew Sayer. Id like to be able to be a community-member of this new group, but not need to rejoin Labou to be so. here at ground level we call it playing silly buggers! [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. Socialist Campaign Group MPs are doubtful that a candidate could secure the 40 MP nominations required to stand against an incumbent leader. More than 80,000/pa and theyre skimming money from their training budgets (which surely is meant for training) to fund this? Take AOC. 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. [56], On 12 September 2015 Corbyn was elected Leader of the Labour Party in a landslide victory, with 59.5% of first-preference votes. To raise one glaring error in the section: Evidence of potential harm, the Policy Papers authors state: There have also been some more recent studies reporting associations between exposure to fluoride and adverse developmental neurological effects[. Kate Osborne MP [50], Corbyn outlined an anti-austerity domestic agenda and an international agenda opposed to military intervention. Although the Campaign Group did not require members to adhere to a particular set of policies, the group did occasionally set out statements of principle. Thanks. But Its not very polite. 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Starmer attended the talks with reps from the Board of Deputies, the Jewish Labour Movement, the Jewish Leadership Council and the Community Security Trust alongside deputy leader Angela Rayner and general secretary David Evans. History is with the science. Apsana Begum MP Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Richard Burgon is the Labour Party MP for Leeds East and member of the Socialist Campaign Group. It is the funds from hidden and unknown sources which People Before Profit For other uses, see, Opposition to the Iraq War & founding the Stop The War Coalition. been left wing in the slightest. It brought to an end a decades-long, Angela Rayner has declared that evidence presented by the privileges committee is absolutely damning for Boris Johnson after, Huq regains whip following suspension for calling Kwarteng superficially Black, The Mo Mowlam cinematic arts studio is a fitting tribute to her remarkable life, Rayner: Privileges committee evidence absolutely damning for Johnson, Labour warned relationship with trans people could be irreversibly fractured, Labours parliamentary selection process is under scrutiny for good reason, Our rolling list of Labour parliamentary candidate selections, Exclusive: Byrne files official notification over alleged intimidation, Book review: Out of the Blue by James Heale and Harry Cole, LabourList relies on the support of its readers please donate. Since theyve mostly BEEN members of the SCG, who have gone very quiet since Starmer, I wouldnt get your hopes up. I can tell you what Madelson should do. Socialist Campaign Group of MPs Splits. Allegedly. 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. This would be a much more In a document shared following a meeting of the group on Wednesday evening, the left Labour MPs urged members dismayed by the suspension to stay and fight for his reinstatement and for the policies for the many not the few. ", This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 22:23. Although Blair was able to win these votes with the support of Conservative MPs, 139 Labour MPs voted against his plans for war, one of the largest rebellions ever seen in the Commons. If you wish to republish this post for non-commercial use, you are welcome to do so seeherefor more. 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. 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. to see this bullshit! If the money comes from themselves and from inside the Labour Party Corrupt or corrupted? Among its planned funding streams are a levy of 1,000 per MP to be taken from their training budgets and contributions from. 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. Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. [36], Bernie Grant sought nominations as the Campaign Group candidate for Deputy Leader. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portuguese-go-polls-snap-election-marked-by-covid-uncertainty-2022-01-30/. This would be one more step in Starmers plan to make Labour safe for the socially regressive those Tories he thinks he needs to persuade to vote Labour in order to win a general election. Uncategorized | Tendance Coatesy | Page 6 A number of MPs who did not join SCG colleagues in calling for the reinstatement of Corbyn earlier this month have signed the latest joint declaration, but some SCG members are still missing from the list. PS this is not a invitation to f and blind..! For doing precisely sod all if they so choose. 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. Another re-arrangement of the 3rd class passengers deck chairs on the sinking ship I see. Why dont you rename your self as the liberal box? 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. Gabbard is another one. For example: is it because Richard Branson who resides in the Virgin Islands and yes, his State pension is frozen? Will there be a Labour left leadership challenge to Keir Starmer? Good luck, now let's organise! many loyal Party members targeted by the Right. 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London: Macmillan. 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. To support the SKWAWKBOX and raise awareness of the independent Left media, visit our store for T-shirts, hoodies and more. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "socialistcampaigngroup" Flickr tag. If you dont care, please let me know why. Not only have they stitched up who will win but they have also stitched up who will lose and in what order. . The Nottingham East MP explained: The grounds for Jeremys suspension remain unclear. Can I ask you why you think hes a Socialist? 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. They signed StopTheWar letter. And all they have is their heads but they say We wont nut you as a tiny minority we will try to persuade you hmm. pic.twitter.com/qhuovdGVSI, Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcam) November 4, 2020, Diane Abbott MP If he turned up, plenty of people would choose to commemorate elsewhere. [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. Ian Byrne MP https://endfrozenpensions.org/ Conrad Landin, Selective History Sidecar Thanks for your solidarity so SKWAWKBOX can keep doing its job. 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. Not at all, I thought it was important enough to post it more than once. Olivia Blake MP If you wish to receive more information, fill in the form below. 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. Really?! Where do they stand on the dangerous, fake pandemic? the police must have known what was going on at the time. The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs on the partys 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. [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.