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Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (centre left) joins protesters on Whitehall as they march towards Downing Street in London to demonstrate against racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, fascism and the far right, March 18, 2023
LOCAL supporters of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn have launched a petition to reverse his party’s ban on him standing again in Islington North.
The move is part of a groundswell of opposition to Sir Keir Starmer’s ban on his predecessor representing Labour at the next election, though he has represented the constituency since 1983 and last won it in 2019 with a huge 26,188 majority.
“The national Labour Party are attempting to strip the Islington North Labour Party of their democratic right to choose their candidate. This is not only an insult to Jeremy Corbyn but also to the local party and the thousands of residents who have repeatedly elected him,” the petition, organised by Islington Friends of Jeremy Corbyn, reads.
Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor
The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP
MARY DAVIS welcomes a remarkable documentary about the general strike — politically spot on, and featuring accounts from the strikers themselves — that is available for screenings
Labour’s watered-down legislation won’t protect us from unfair dismissal or ban some zero-hours contracts until 2027 — leaving millions of young people vulnerable to the populist right’s appeal, warns TUC young workers chair FRASER MCGUIRE