Skip to main content
Stand With Corbyn
MATT WILLGRESS says now is the time to unite against Tory austerity, at the launch of a new campaign
Now, then, is the time for a unified fight back from the left, and we must all resist the attempts of our enemies to divide us.

WE HAVE seen a wave of attacks on Jeremy Corbyn and his leadership team in recent weeks, ranging from Blairite elements within the Labour Party such as Peter Mandelson, through to the Tory media, through to leaks from civil servants and even attacks from Mike Pompeo of the Trump administration.

As I have written in the Morning Star before, the simple reason for this is that the political and economic Establishment know that, with the Tories in crisis, the possibility of a Jeremy Corbyn-led, genuinely transformation government is a real possibility.

As Richard Burgon has said: “The recent smear against Corbyn in the Times is an important reminder of what we are up against — and why we must remain united as we approach power.”

Please also find details of the upcoming accompanying meetings in the national tour of the same name below — please note the tour is run on an entirely voluntary basis, and we are therefore trying as hard as we can to ensure all local requests for meetings are acted upon.

To this end, we are currently working on events in Oxford, Sheffield, Brent, Wolverhampton, Wimbledon, Chingford, Oldham, Camden, Portsmouth, Plymouth and elsewhere between now and the end of October — more details to come in your Morning Star!

As Jeremy Corbyn said this week, “We need a general election. After nine years of austerity, too many people in this country cannot find decent secure well-paid work and have to rely on public services that have been severely cut back [and] that is why we need a Labour government to end austerity and rebuild our country for the many, not the few.”

Let’s unite and make it happen.

Matt Willgress is the National Co-ordinator of the Labour Assembly Against Austerity.

You can sign the ‘Stand with Corbyn — unite to end Tory austerity’ statement at bit.ly/
standwithcorbynstatement

Forthcoming events in the tour of the same name are as follows:

Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
RESISTANCE: An anti-Trump protest at the White House, Washin
Features / 8 February 2025
8 February 2025
Trump’s return when we already see a world at war, breathtaking inequality and climate catastrophe confirms Engles’ famous dichotomy, writes MATT WILLGRESS
PROTECTING THE INDEFENSIBLE: ProPalestine campaigners callin
Features / 23 January 2025
23 January 2025
As Donald Trump returns, it’s also worth returning to Lenin’s analysis of imperialism, writes MATT WILLGRESS
PROGRESS AND REACTION: (Left) Supporters celebrate President
Features / 18 January 2025
18 January 2025
With Trump coming back to power, interventions aimed at regime change and a far-right resurgence in the region are heavily on the agenda, writes MATT WILLGRESS, calling on the international left to prepare to act in solidarity
sewage
Features / 28 November 2024
28 November 2024
MATT WILLGRESS explains why only public ownership of water and energy supplies can stop the corporate rip-off and help tackle the many crises England faces
Similar stories
People take part in a pro-Palestine march in central London
Britain / 23 February 2025
23 February 2025
RESISTANCE: An anti-Trump protest at the White House, Washin
Features / 8 February 2025
8 February 2025
Trump’s return when we already see a world at war, breathtaking inequality and climate catastrophe confirms Engles’ famous dichotomy, writes MATT WILLGRESS
Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn on stage at the Labour Party
Britain / 23 May 2024
23 May 2024
Corbyn to carry the radical spirit of his tenure as Labour leader by fighting for his Islington North seat as an independent