For doing precisely sod all if they so choose. . News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Hes the proverbial waste of space as leader of Labour. But thats all the SCG ever seems to do, talk about anything but the matter that counts, the pointlessness of staying in the Starmer party. Ian Byrne MP We stand with people all around the world in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in defence of their inalienable rights. Tribune Group member and future Labour leader Neil Kinnock led a number of Labour MPs to support John Silkin in the deputy leadership election and abstain in the run-off between Healey and Benn. Today we agreed at our meeting to support our comrades in their candidature. [19] Backbench Labour MPs, led by the Campaign Group, opposed these plans, speaking and voting against them in Parliament. 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. 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. It is this latter argument that its account of the 2015-19 period is principally constructed to support. Corbyn spoke at 15 rallies from London to Hastings to Aberdeen, reached more than 10 million people with his Remain messages on social media, made six statements in the Commons and put forward Remain arguments during interviews on Sky, BBC, ITV and Channel 4. From the bore whos too ignorant to say one vote fewer! be an attempt to form a rival NEC. [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. As we can all see thats been a rip-roaring success. MS by Michael Segalov,. Loach, a. 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. 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. Absolutely right Andy. that is OK by me. Speaking as a grass-roots socialist and trade unionist : Despite the scale of the opposition from Labour MPs and campaigners, Harman continued to implement the cuts. [10], Only 15 Labour MPs supported the Anti Poll Tax Federation. [2] The campaign quickly mobilised grassroots Labour members and activists to pressure MPs to nominate Corbyn, even if they disagreed with him, in order to ensure a proper debate about the future of the Labour Party. 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. 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. [35] Following this defeat Kinnock introduced a Policy Review, which many on the left thought would lead to an abandonment of the party's commitment to Clause IV, public ownership and the transformation of society. Absolutely pathetic from a bunch of cowards. More than 80,000/pa and theyre skimming money from their training budgets (which surely is meant for training) to fund this? Our regular supporters fuel everything we do. 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. 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]. Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley. As soon as it became clear that John Smith was the front runner, more and more MPs simply jumped on his bandwagon. Clive Lewis MP Some activists have been campaigning for this to end for over 20 years. ffs. 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. Which we duly did! So, each Campaign Group member agreed to buy one set of bolt-cutters and donate to the Greenham Women. [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. Astonishing! [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. What does that actually mean? MPs using their training budget (Im not sure if thats from party funds or part of their parliamentary expenses) to fund this seems cheeky. Kay Clark To be fair the victims were remembered in Parliament at Sam Green is a Labour Party member, mental health campaigner and co-secretary of Labour Against Racism and Fascism. real motives. [43][44], In 2007 only 24 of 353 Labour MPs were members of the Socialist Campaign Group and party rules required nominations from 45 MPs (12.5% of the Parliamentary Labour Party) to make it onto the ballot paper. Two of our members @RLong_Bailey & @RichardBurgon are running for Leader and Deputy Leader respectively of @UKLabour. 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". Thanks for reminding us why this new group needs our active support. Just saying !! 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. Not sure what to make of it I quite like Clive Lewis and Dawn Butler. 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! Len McCluskey, leader of the Unite union, Labour's biggest financial donor, also rolled back from his more combative tone from Thursday, saying it was "a sensitive time" and people should remain. 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. The Board of Deputies of British Jews president Marie van der Zyl welcomed Starmers withholding of the Labour whip from Corbyn and described the move as an appropriate leadership decision. Christine Blower [33], During his time as Leader Neil Kinnock moved the Labour party to adopt centrist politics. The Campaign Group backed Eric Heffer and Michael Meacher in their unsuccessful bids for the leadership and deputy leadership in 1983. IT problems? Fair weather socialists (?) Now Skwawkbox can reveal the names of the Labour figures it understands have agreed to form up to the new group and its requirements. Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Only kidding. To her credit, she footslogged like no other. [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. The right to useful and satisfying work, balanced with leisure, to meet the needs of society. Talk about fiddling while the party burns.. Mick Whitley MP This new organising space for left MPs should in the first instance focus on innovating with newparliamentary tactics and media interventions to push issues like the Green New Deal in the runup to COP26 and off the back of it. No further comment is necessary. Tony Greenstein started this petition to Socialist Campaign Group of MPs. Can that be possible thats an issue to consider when instigating a new organisational and legal and financial structure?? 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. Can it not be more? I have tried being nice and also tried shaming them. 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. 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. 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. My grandfather was apprenticed to be a plumber before he joined the colours and went off to the Somme. The right of free speech and assembly, the entrenchment of civil liberties and human rights and the right to organise voluntary associations and free trade unions for the purpose of protecting and improving the prospects for those who belong to them, and in particular, the right to withdraw labour as a means of securing justice. Party Governance structure which has been https://unitealliance.org/unite-the-union-submission-to-the-forde-inquiry/. Former Shadow Home Secretary. So and do feel free to correct me if Im wrong theyre basically paying for this group on expenses? 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!). [46], As part of his campaign John McDonnell published his manifesto as a book entitled Another World Is Possible: A Manifesto for 21st Century Socialism.[47]. Peace and Justice Joseph. She was sacked from Cabinet the following year. preparing the ground for a breakaway party (otherwise why the staff and funding?) But since joining the halls of power, she changed. Following the 1997 General Election, 7% of Labour MPs were members of the Campaign Group. John Prescott, Ann Clywd and Margaret Beckett were the other deputy leadership contenders.[36]. An 'MPs Strategic Coordination Proposal' document, obtained by Skwawkbox, says that the group's budget to March of this year will be almost 32,000, with a first year of operations costing 133,000. Richard Burgon MP Everything changed in 2015. Labour has been served with an unlawful act notice on the basis of the investigation by the EHRC. . The Nottingham East MP explained: The grounds for Jeremys suspension remain unclear. 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. the police must have known what was going on at the time. 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 are only copying their leader after all Hes alright, too. "[18], Under Blair, the Labour government introduced plans to cut lone parent benefit, a measure which members of the Campaign Group believed would disproportionately harm women. "[26], With Tory support, the reforms were eventually passed by 422 to 98 votes. Not forgetting the ubiquitous, thank you for your service, mantra. They signed StopTheWar letter. And the group sees its identity as new left, presumably to separate itself from the old left of union activism and a focus on the working class: Who are we? A group of 11 new left MPs and an MSP. In order to be part of the organising space for decision making in phase one you mustagree to the principles above and make a monetary contribution towards its organisation. (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 To support the SKWAWKBOX and raise awareness of the independent Left media, visit our store for T-shirts, hoodies and more. 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. People are getting wise to the Establishment liar. 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All point in the same direction infant IQ loss (or increased ADHD symptoms) associated with fluoride exposure at the doses experienced in artificially fluoridated communities. However, this time rather than a new 'rank and file' initiative, it seems that a group of 11 Campaign Group MPs and one member of the Scottish parliament are forming a new parliamentary caucus. [citation needed]. If you wish to republish this post for non-commercial use, you are welcome to do so seeherefor 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. 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. Does that feel wrong to anybody else, or is it just me? Yesterdays decision to reinstate Jeremy Corbyn to the Labour Party was the correct one and should be implemented across all levels of the party. John Hendy 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. 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. They will not rest until the Labour Party has been purged of all traces of socialism. Thanks. It was formed in December 1982 following the 1981 Labour Party deputy leadership election when a number of soft left MPs, led by Neil Kinnock, refused to back Tony Benn's campaign, leading a number of left-wing Benn-supporting MPs to split from the Tribune Group to form the Socialist Campaign Group.[1]. Hope Im not proved wrong. Corbyn was in court alongside 16 other Islington residents all opposing the levy on grounds other than inability to pay. After all the leader will be handing out front bench appointments for the rest of this Parliament! Diane Abbott MP [50] Abbott was the first black woman to ever contest the Labour leadership. Navendu Mishra MP The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group at various points in time when they became front bench spokespersons or members of the government, which was seen as incompatible with membership of the Campaign Group until 2017: The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group for other reasons: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Cant see him here: Brilliant contribution my friend, cheers. Eleven Labour MPs and Jeremy Corbyn backed a Stop the War campaign . [4], The Campaign Group would go on to back Eric Heffer and Michael Meacher in their unsuccessful bids for the leadership and deputy leadership in 1983. Stark I dont know if it is wrong or not .. it could Ian Mearns MP 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. Co-Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. JLM national secretary Peter Mason argued in a piece for LabourList yesterday that the EHRC report was supposed to offer us some closure on antisemitism, but that it doesnt appear to be arriving anytime soon. They are: Clive Lewis Dawn Butler Lloyd Russell Moyle Nadia Whittome Labour whip Nav Mishra Kim Johnson Rachel Maskell Rachel Hopkins Olivia Blake Shadow minister Sam Tarry Paul Sweeney MSP. I couldnt agree more. [50], Corbyn outlined an anti-austerity domestic agenda and an international agenda opposed to military intervention. Especially when they get paid 80k a year with a generous expense account and a good pension. Jim.I think it means not sacking the servants and cutting their wages instead.so very new age neo liberal alliance. 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. Beckett's campaign was supported due to her position that Tory anti-union laws should be repealed and that anti-union changes to the party constitution should stop. Corbyn had issued a response to the EHRC report into antisemitism within the Labour Party, in which he argued the scale of the [antisemitism] problem was also dramatically overstated for political reasons by our opponents. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portuguese-go-polls-snap-election-marked-by-covid-uncertainty-2022-01-30/. [34] In the 1987 General Election Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives won a landslide victory and were nearly 12% ahead of Labour in the popular vote. While Corbyn was party leader, from 2015 to 2019, Socialist Campaign Group activity reduced as many members joined the shadow cabinet. Earlier this week, Skwawkbox exclusively revealed that a group of 'eleven new left Labour MPs and an MSP' from the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) of left MPs have set up a separate group, which they hope to fund from contributions from high net-worth donors and by donating money from their own parliamentary training budgets.. Now Skwawkbox can reveal the names of the Labour figures it . If youd like to help it keep revealing the news as it is and not what the Establishment wants you to hear and can afford to without hardship pleaseclick hereto arrange a one-off or modest monthly donation via PayPal orhereto set up a monthly donation via GoCardless (SKWAWKBOX will contact you to confirm the GoCardless amount). 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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. The UK is completely different so any such group in the UK would, just like the SCG, be largely a talking shop. 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. Not sure why they would set up a new group though ..? It appears that the UKs four Chief Medical Officershave already concluded Water Fluoridation is safe, citing the footnoted references made in the Policy Paper. Scroll to top Devoid of political heavyweights like Right Wing Labour, irrelevant. I smell a Rat..even from 8ooo miles away! Take AOC. 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. Obviously not the ones paid a 600,000 bonus for screwing Corbyn. Signed (32 names) LOL. I wont give up. here at ground level we call it playing silly buggers! Ian Lavery MP 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 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]. Beth Winter MP, By clicking subscribe you confirm you have read and agree to our privacy policy. The way to operate in the UK is for them to be active in extra-parliamentary campaigns and the trade union movement. If you dont care, please let me know why. 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). Below is the full text of the Socialist Campaign Group statement and its signatories. Liberals, set up liberal thing. The right to a good home for all in which to live, bring up children and care for all dependents. SKWAWKBOX needs your help. Rebecca Long-Bailey is MP for Salford and Eccles and former Shadow Secretary of State for Education. [2] Corbyn was immediately nominated by Campaign Group MPs including John McDonnell (who became chair of his campaign), Diane Abbott, Ronnie Campbell, Kelvin Hopkins, Michael Meacher, Dennis Skinner, Richard Burgon, Clive Lewis and Cat Smith. Really interesting, thank you Joseph. [52] Ed Miliband went on to win the leadership election. [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. Gabbard is another one. 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. Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. Socialist Campaign Group MPs are doubtful that a candidate could secure the 40 MP nominations required to stand against an incumbent leader. This put pressure on the Labour Party leadership to support the strike, something Neil Kinnnock resisted until 10 months after the start of the strike. [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). Zarah Sultana MP Dan Carden MP Party workers were tasked with personal lobbying for the leaderships preferred choice, or were even told to chase up certain postal votes but not others. to get rid of Starmer I would not blame them for hiding their 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. Since then, three (3) more similarly robust US Government funded studies (Bashash, 2018, Green, 2019 and Till 2020) have been published. I cant help but feel that first year operating costs of 133,000 could be better spent in the fight for socialism. The groups strategy document, of which Skwawkbox exclusively obtained a copy, makes clear that it aims to steer Keir Starmer rather than resisting or replacing him.