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LUTON North MP Kelvin Hopkins made the socialist case for leaving the EU at a packed-out TUC fringe meeting yesterday — and called for eurosceptic Labour MPs to be allowed “a free vote” on the issue.
Mr Hopkins was addressing the Trade Unionists Against the EU fringe meeting when he was confronted by comments from shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn — who told the Today programme Labour would campaign “in all circumstances” to stay in.
Mr Benn’s stance contrasts with that of his famously eurosceptic father Tony Benn, who opposed the transfer of powers from Britain’s Parliament to the undemocratic bloc.
Starmer sabotaged Labour with his second referendum campaign, mobilising a liberal backlash that sincerely felt progressive ideals were at stake — but the EU was then and is now an entity Britain should have nothing to do with, explains NICK WRIGHT
Deep disillusionment with the Westminster cross-party consensus means rupture with the status quo is on the cards – bringing not only opportunities but also dangers, says NICK WRIGHT
It is only trade union power at work that will materially improve the lot of working people as a class but without sector-wide collective bargaining and a right to take sympathetic strike action, we are hamstrung in the fight to tilt back the balance of power, argues ADRIAN WEIR
In an address to the Communist Party’s executive at the weekend international secretary KEVAN NELSON explained why the communists’ watchwords must be Jobs not Bombs and Welfare not Warfare