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Stills from a video of campaigner Audrey White confronting the Labour leader in Liverpool
[Produced by Hazuan Hashim and Phil Maxwell from The Art of Resistance]
PROMINENT left-wing activists will launch a campaign this Saturday to stop Sir Keir Starmer becoming the next prime minister.
Liverpool campaigner Audrey White, who confronted the Labour leader spectacularly in a cafe, is among speakers at the Stop Starmer’s midday launch event in Conway Hall in central London.
The activist blasted him for breaking the pledges he made to win the party leadership in a videoed exchange during a visit to Liverpool in January 2020, which was viewed by millions.
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