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The fight against this terrible government must go on
Despite the weak leadership, Labour conference saw steps towards a £15 minimum wage, a Green New Deal and global peace — on the other hand the Tories are overseeing climate change, poverty and Covid chaos. The left must keep fighting, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Protesters against the Conservatives in Manchester this weekend

I FIRST joined the Labour Party many years ago because I wanted to change the world for the better.

I am sure that the overwhelming majority of members could say the same, however recently they joined.

But I was quite surprised to discover that many of those people who joined in my era had given up any of their idealism, or enthusiasm, or even hope.

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