(Follow MPs who are members here: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1220096981848162305 London, England socialistcampaigngroup.com Joined April 2019 Tweets 2021 Twitter About Help Center Terms Privacy policy Just wonder if this is the prelude to a leadership bid by at least a couple of them. many loyal Party members targeted by the Right. Didnt dentists use to push toothpastes full of it for years? 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. Kate Osborne MP If anything. 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. MPs using their training budget (Im not sure if thats from party funds or part of their parliamentary expenses) to fund this seems cheeky. But ask how she got her rank without the 15 years service? It is not for moving. He is aiming to pass a bill banning MPs from taking any money from oil and gas companies, Labour MP for Hemsworth, Former Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Clive Lewis MP 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. There have been nine Labour Leadership Elections since the formation of the Socialist Campaign Group: 1983, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2020. Copyright 2020 The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. A caucus of eleven new left Labour MPs and an MSP from the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) of left-wing Labour MPs have agreed to set up a separate group with its own funding, priorities and at least one staff member. After all the leader will be handing out front bench appointments for the rest of this Parliament! With Britain passing the horrific milestone of 100,000 Covid deaths this week, members of the Socialist Campaign Group have called on the Government to adopt the Zero Covid strategy that has effectively eliminated the virus in many Pacific and East Asian countries. MS by Michael Segalov,. Stark I dont know if it is wrong or not .. it could Mary Foy MP John McDonnell MP and it is a brilliant film definitely to be recommended! 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The squawking one claims: Sam Green is a Labour Party member, mental health campaigner and co-secretary of Labour Against Racism and Fascism. They have cut off the arms of the Left Labour MPs. The Centre-Left was an elitist alliance between parliamentary supporters of former Labor leader Bill Hayden (who had resigned in favor of Bob Hawke) and smaller state party officials who feared the move away from equal state representation at National Conferences would lead to a loss of influence. As we can all see thats been a rip-roaring success. Days after berating the West, former shadow minister Richard Burgon, secretary of the hard Left Socialist Campaign Group . [53] The Blairite wing of the Labour Party (including Blair himself) celebrated this reform, believing that the changes would mean that "the next Labour leader will be a Blairite". Hmmmmm. Seems to be a gang of soft left MPs going through very expensive PR exercise for themselves. It quickly became clear that the 20% nomination threshold risked eliminating all candidates except Smith: "The '20 per cent' rule was introduced in 1989 specifically to exclude the Campaign Group the left from future leadership elections. [36] The scale of this defeat was a surprise to Benn, in particular the decline in support from CLPs since the 1983 election, and strengthened Kinnock's position, which he used to take the party further towards centrism. Cant see him here: It got posted on the next report too. 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. We need a new Left Wing Democratic Socialist Army with courage and vision! Socialist Campaign Group MPs are doubtful that a candidate could secure the 40 MP nominations required to stand against an incumbent leader. Not sure what to make of it I quite like Clive Lewis and Dawn Butler. More than 80,000/pa and theyre skimming money from their training budgets (which surely is meant for training) to fund this? Better to have them outside the tent pissing in. a new structure and I wouldnt blame anyone [9] Members of the Socialist Campaign Group also led a "direct action protest" in the House of Commons by refusing to sit down in order to force a debate on the strike. with Corbyn as honorary President would be a more exciting development. Fair weather socialists (?) Hope Im not proved wrong. It was a campaign initiated by that well known opponent of racism, the Daily Mail in an article written even . Distasteful might have been better. What is the point and what is this going to achieve apart from yet more theatre?. Christine Blower Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup) on TikTok | Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs.Watch the latest video from Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup). Claudia Webbe MP 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. However, three (3) of the five cited footnoted references [21, 23 & 24], claiming that the evidence does not support the US-funded Bashash 2017 and Green 2019 studies, were published before 2017 and thus it is absurd to use them to dismiss such important findings. Whats the name of this new group of 12? Not a Socialist. Katy Clark On Monday evening, MPs from the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) issued a statement through Twitter denouncing the government's coronavirus policy as "class war.". Its 17 . Yes, Starmers turning up to commemorate the 13 citizens murdered by the British Estalishment. However, this was the largest rebellion a Labour government had ever suffered at the third reading of a Bill.[25]. The right to receive the best possible medical care, free, and at the moment of need. Howls of laughter ensue. [66], Following the 2019 general election, the Socialist Campaign Group reformed for 20192024. Absolutely pathetic from a bunch of cowards. Since then, three (3) more similarly robust US Government funded studies (Bashash, 2018, Green, 2019 and Till 2020) have been published. I have tried highlighting the injustice of the 550,000 British overseas pensioners who have been shafted by successive governments. Take AOC. These Rebel MPs Are Planning a War with Labour Austerity Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and their socialist mates won't let a Labour government implement more austerity. 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. 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! Just saying !! Do you remember when she made her base dance, after voting for a bill furthering their exploration. No one can speak on behalf of the whole group on that basis We are backbenchers and frontbenchers and believe in the power of insider and outsiderstrategies in the Labour Party and will have MPs pushing both within the group. Holby -I like your sense of humour. 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. I couldnt agree more. Fantasy politics : A new party led by Howard Beckett(?) 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. To her credit, she footslogged like no other. News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. [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. Before their eyes Corbyn is once again humiliated without even a discussion and NOTHING! Not forgetting the ubiquitous, thank you for your service, mantra. The site is provided free of charge but depends on the support of its readers to be viable. Sam Gorst, Labour councillor for Liverpool's Cressington ward, was . Especially when they get paid 80k a year with a generous expense account and a good pension. The right of everyone to receive an income sufficient to maintain a decent standard of living. The cut was brought in by Harriet Harman, Secretary of State for Social Security, who championed the cut despite the majority of people affected being women and children who were already poor. 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. It is this latter argument that its account of the 2015-19 period is principally constructed to support. 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. mis- used by Starmer to suppress democracy. Until that is done the Gulf War will be the first of many such wars where Western countries declare war on Third World countries, allegedly for reasons of international law but in reality for an unjust economic order and against people attempting to claim their right to self-determination like the Kurds. They couldnt give a fuck. One less vote..Where have we heard that before? 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. 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. ", "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. 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. [58] Analysis from academics at Loughborough University found that the BBC had excluded Labour voices during the campaign and instead covered the campaign as a Conservative Party civil war.[59][60]. anyone care to guess if Starmer is one of them ? LabourList has more readers than ever before - but we need your support. Labour historians have identified the campaign against the Poll Tax as a "huge victory" for the Labour left who campaigned in alliance with the extra-parliamentary socialist left "against one of the most reactionary pieces of legislation dreamt up in the modern age". SKWAWKBOX needs your help. 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. If he turned up, plenty of people would choose to commemorate elsewhere. There must have been terabytes of digital files landing in Fordes Is not Starmer doing both with HQ staff? The structure and operation of the political system in the US is completely different from that in the UK. This seems like a document which was submitted to the Forde The paper published articles by Campaign Group MPs alongside left wing Labour Party activists and trade unionists. If you wish to republish this post for non-commercial use, you are welcome to do so seeherefor more. He also made it clear that public repudiation of the group would be amply and swiftly rewarded. We stand with people all around the world in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in defence of their inalienable rights. ", This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 22:23. The right to a good home for all in which to live, bring up children and care for all dependents. Socialist Campaign Group Page Socialist Campaign Group Page Newsletter 3 - July 2020 Building Back Better In our latest newsletter, members of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs look at how the Left must respond to the public health and economic crisis and call for solidarity with Palestine. I followed her campaign. While Corbyn was party leader, from 2015 to 2019, Socialist Campaign Group activity reduced as many members joined the shadow cabinet. 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. Not only have they stitched up who will win but they have also stitched up who will lose and in what order. So, each Campaign Group member agreed to buy one set of bolt-cutters and donate to the Greenham Women. 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. Abbott secured the first-preference votes of 7 MPs: Diane Abbott, Katy Clark, Jeremy Corbyn, Kelvin Hopkins, John McDonnell, Linda Riordan and Mike Wood. [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. Apsana Begum MP [8], "From the day Kinnock became leader he made it clear that membership of the left wing Campaign Group of Labour MPs would be a bar to promotion within the PLP. Tahir Ali MP Defy billionaire-backed media and become a monthly supporter from just 1 per month. [50] Abbott was the first black woman to ever contest the Labour leadership. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portuguese-go-polls-snap-election-marked-by-covid-uncertainty-2022-01-30/. Combat medals without taking part, Tory Rory here in the UK is similar. [22], Campaign Group MP Alan Simpson launched Labour Against The War to coordinate parliamentary opposition to Tony Blair's decision to follow George W. Bush in invading Iraq. I had wrestled with this decision for 13 months.
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