Our Foreign Secretary now condemns Israel in the Commons, yet Britain still supplies weapons and intelligence for its bombing campaigns — as the horror reaches perhaps the final stage, action must finally replace words, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP

THE world’s leaders have descended on Glasgow, for what many agree are the most important climate talks in history.
While our Westminster and Scottish governments attempt to greenwash their records, and delegations of negotiators rub shoulders with the world’s most polluting companies, many are looking to the grassroots activists outside the conference for real leadership.
It’s clear that a transition is inevitable. The relentless efforts of environmental scientists, community campaigners and indigenous peoples have made climate denialism a fringe view. The question now is what action will be taken to ensure the transition is a just one.

The shock suspension of socialist MPs and Diane Abbott’s re-suspension reveals a leadership intent on crushing internal debate — but MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP warns against surrendering party democracy without a fight


