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Former prime minister Tony Blair
LABOUR’S decision to mark May Day with a video from Tony Blair endorsing Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership prokoved criticism from trade unionists and peace campaigners today.
In the video, Mr Blair marks the 25th anniversary of Labour’s May 1 1997 landslide election win, listing achievements including introducing the minimum wage, peace in Northern Ireland, investment in public services and progress on women’s, ethnic minority and gay rights.
He praises Sir Keir for giving the party “a new sense of purpose and mission.”
Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO reports from the start of Kunming’s Belt and Road media forum, where 200 journalists from 71 countries celebrated a new openness and optimism, forged by China’s enormous contribution to global development
Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO reports on TUC Congress discussions on how to confront the far right and rebuild the left’s appeal to workers
