Labour Assembly Against Austerity’s Co-Chairs, Diane Abbott MP and Steve Turner, Assistant General Secretary of Unite the Union, alongside Vice-Chair Lucy Anderson MEP, comment on Jeremy Corbyn’s re-election as Labour Leader with an increased share of the vote. Commenting on Jeremy Corbyn’s victory in the Labour Leadership election today, Lucy Read more…
With: Diane Abbott MP, Shadow Health Minister Richard Burgon MP, Shadow Justice Minister Lucy Anderson MEP Councillor Maryam Eslamdoust Christine Shawcroft, Labour Party NEC member Mike Hedges, Unite London & Eastern Region Political Committee Murad Qureshi, former London Assembly member Marsha Jane Thompson, Momentum Matt Willgress, National Organiser, Labour Assembly Read more…
Recently Tony Blair professed bafflement at the rise — on both sides of the Atlantic — of popular movements by people who in Blair’s view choose to “rattle the cage”. I think this is a mischaracterisation. Those who have been energised into supporting Sanders, Corbyn and movements such as Podemos Read more…
Better Off With Labour – the Alternative to Osborne’s Cuts 7pm, Wednesday, 9th March 2016 House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA >> Register for free on eventbrite Speakers: John McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor, Diane Abbott MP, Shadow International Development Secretary, Cat Smith MP, Shadow Minister for Women Helen Goodman MP, Read more…
A Labour Assembly Against Austerity 10am – 5pm, Saturday 14th November Institute of Education, Bedford Way, Central London REGISTER: Tickets available for £7 unwaged and £10 waged A vital event to discuss how Labour can win the argument against austerity and we build the anti-cuts movement in the period, Read more…
This year’s Labour Party conference was truly a turning point in the anti-austerity movement, writes Steve Turner. That day when I introduced Jeremy Corbyn on stage at the huge People’s Assembly march in June he was greeted like a rock star- so while many of us were optimistic about how Read more…