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The rise of the independents demands we form a united front
Hundreds of thousands of Labour members are leaving, councillors are resigning, and numerous former Labour MPs and left-wing newcomers are running against Starmer’s party — let us all unite, argues ANDREW MURRAY

THE vast movement of solidarity with the Palestinian people rolls forward, filling the public square and forcing reaction onto the back foot.

Sustained, angry, broad, militant, apparently indefatigable, refreshed by every new outrage from the genocide in Gaza and undeterred by the threats of the Establishment, it has finally forced the government to abandon its opposition to an immediate ceasefire.

The movement can be proud of what it has achieved and can anticipate further victories ahead.

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