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Announcing Arise – A Festival of Labour’s Left Ideas
The Morning Star is amongst those backing a major new event of Labour’s left-wing ideas this summer, writes CHRIS WILLIAMSON
Jeremy Corbyn addresses a huge crowd at last year's Durham Miniers' Gala

THE surge in the Labour Party’s membership in recent years has occurred because millions have been inspired by Jeremy Corbyn’s advocacy of what I have described as common sense socialism.

Hundreds of thousands of these Labour supporters have joined the Labour Party since Jeremy first stood for leader in the summer of 2015.

This is a cause for huge celebration and they are an incredibly diverse group of people.

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