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Unelected peers plan no-confidence vote in twice-elected Labour leader. Thanks!

18/07/2019by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 21 Comments

Vote has no force – and reaction of public to most of those posturing would be ‘who?’ But attempt will galvanise the real Labour grassroots Unelected peers intend to attempt […]

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Salford MP and Mayor’s letter re Robinson visit exposes bankruptcy behind far-right front

27/04/2019by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 7 Comments

Rebecca Long-Bailey and Paul Dennett’s open letter addresses Robinson’s funding and lack of ability to address the real issues people face Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long-Bailey and Salford Mayor […]

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Queen’s U Belfast Student Union says ‘Solidarity with Palestine’ during Israeli ambassador visit

16/10/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 8 Comments

The Student Union of Queen’s University in Belfast staged a sit-in today in protest at the visit of Israeli ambassador Mark Regev to the university, to express their solidarity with […]

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Guardian journalists react with outrage to Canary editor invite as Black History Month speaker

27/09/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 48 Comments

Mostly-white journalists at the supposedly liberal Guardian newspaper have reacted with outrage at the invitation of The Canary‘s Kerry-Anne Mendoza to deliver the National Union of Journalists’ Claudia Jones Memorial […]

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Huge emotion as #Lab18 becomes a sea of Palestinian flags during debate

25/09/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 21 Comments

Labour’s main conference hall in Liverpool became a well of emotion and a sea of colour this afternoon as delegates made a huge, visual show of solidarity with oppressed Palestinians. […]

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Code+ back on track – reaction of Corbyn’s opponents underlines that and more

04/09/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 29 Comments

The full statement protecting free speech delivered by Labour leader Jeremy to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) today was not, ultimately, voted on by Labour’s ruling body today. Instead, […]

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Code+/IHRA back on 4 Sep agenda – but avoiding delay to Democracy Review discussion crucial

02/09/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 26 Comments

  The Labour National Executive Committee’s (NEC) standing orders state that the issue of Labour’s Code of Conduct should not be discussed until October at the earliest – after the […]

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Excl: penalty for malicious false accusations added to NEC agenda

28/08/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 7 Comments

The SKWAWKBOX has detailed a number of options available to Labour’s NEC (National Executive Committee) to strengthen the party’s Code of Conduct when – as appears certain – the NEC […]

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“Code+” is likely outcome of NEC vote on IHRA examples – and puts right in a quandary

19/08/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 54 Comments

NEC has been reviewing and consulting on its recently-launched Code of Conduct NEC arithmetic means IHRA ‘working definition’ examples will be adopted in full, in spite of free speech issues same […]

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Unison official resigns over Prentis IHRA examples support

18/08/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 5 Comments

A week ago, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said that his union would support the adoption by the Labour Party of the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) examples of antisemitism […]

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