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Hundreds of thousands hitting the streets has led to Braverman getting the boot and serious cracks appearing in the Starmerite edifice – what happens next is a page yet to be written, argues ANDREW MURRAY
People take part in a Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstration in Glasgow. Picture date: Saturday November 11, 2023.

SO MARCHING achieves nothing?

In the last few weeks the massive movement to bring an end to the Gaza war has given Keir Starmer the biggest jolt of his miserable leadership, forced the Liberal Democrats to back a ceasefire and, most significantly, brought down a semi-fascist Home Secretary.

Be in no doubt, none of this would have happened without hundreds of thousands taking to the streets, in London and across the country, to demand that British politicians support a ceasefire and work to end the calamity unfolding in Gaza.

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