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TWO Miami Five heroes and their families were warmly received in a parliamentary reception on Monday.
Many MPs who had campaigned for the Miami Five’s freedom and subsequent British visas attended the meet with Rene Gonzalez and Gerardo Hernandez, including Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
Mr Corbyn, who has tirelessly supported the Five for many years, paid tribute to “all those who campaigned for their freedom and attended vigils outside the US embassy” over their 16 unjust years in US jails.
A lifelong communist and community organiser, Pinder helped shape anti-racist and anti-colonial activism in Britain while dedicating himself to youth work and collective struggle, writes David Horsley
As the US intensifies its economic and political pressure it is now vitally important to demand the British government intervene to end US aggression, writes GEOFF BOTTOMS
Maggie Bowden was a trailblazing campaigning lawyer at Birnberg and Thompsons, women’s organiser of the Communist Party, and general secretary of Liberation
