Labour

The Labour right wing have shown that they are ruthless in their aim of purging the left. The leaders of the Corbyn movement must show equal determination and resolve. We need a fighting leadership, armed with a bold socialist programme.

By suspending Jeremy Corbyn, the right wing has thrown down the gauntlet. A full on witch-hunt is underway – to purge the left and make Labour a reliable party for big business. The left must mobilise and boldly fight back.

With Boris Johnson dragging his feet over the escalating epidemic, Keir Starmer has come out in support of a new temporary national lockdown. How can the labour movement ensure that workers do not foot the bill for this crisis?

Next week, ballots open for elections to the Labour Party’s ruling body, the NEC. These elections mark a key battleground in the ongoing Labour civil war. It is vital that the left organises and mobilises to ensure victory.

Under orders from Starmer, most Labour MPs this week abstained on a Tory bill that seeks to defend the crimes of British imperialism. Those opposing the bill were punished. Grassroots members must fight for socialist internationalism.

Keir Starmer has gone to great effort this week to break with his predecessor and draw a line under the Corbyn era. Left-wing policies are to be ditched and replaced with appeals to ‘patriotism’. Grassroots activists must fight back.

Right-wingers in Scottish Labour have tried to oust leader Richard Leonard. The establishment wants to bolster Labour in Scotland, so they can do the Tories’ dirty work in defending the Union. This is the path to self-destruction.