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Parliamentary reporter @TrinderMatt
LABOUR Left 4 Socialism professed “unity and defiance” against factional attacks from the party’s right as it launched its manifesto on Saturday.
The new campaign, which aims to unite disparate left groups under common policy goals and demands for greater democracy in the Labour Party, set out a radical agenda for climate justice, international solidarity, workers’ rights, anti-racism and improvements to public services.
Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett, who chaired the event in a personal capacity, hailed a “manifesto of ideas that we can attract youth with and build for our future,” but warned that the right is “trying to silence our voices.”
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