ok i'm going to tweet about the Rally for Socialism organised by @socialistcam: 1/
@RLong_Bailey criticises Starmer's suits and focus groups approach to politics that lost him the Hartlepool by-election, as well as many many other seats
"there is a battle ahead that will determine whether the labour party exists or ceases to exist forever" -@RLong_Bailey 4/
it's streaming on yt btw 5/
@zarahsultana speaking now- and she begins by calling for the restoration of the whip to jezza and other suspended members! /6
she's now calling out britain's history of supporting the war crimes of israel- from the balfour declaration to the civilians recently murdered /7
"people support higher taxes on the rich, they want to nationalise mail and rail, they want the minimum wage to be a living wage, and they want a real pay rise for nurses" paraphrasing of what @zarahsultana said /7
more than 2,000 watching /8
@NadiaWhittomeMP: "the left has to start building power outside of Parliament"
"please don't leave the labour party" @DawnButlerBrent /10
"they have money, but we have members" -@DawnButlerBrent /11
"you try to separate us from the members you destroy the labour party, you try to separate us from the trade unions you destroy the labour party" -@DawnButlerBrent /12
@ClaudiaWebbe just called boris johnson's agenda "authoritarian" and "thatcherite", glad to see some labour mps still have common sense 13/
"we've been reduced to nothing more than shallow flag-waving" -@RichardBurgon 14/
@RichardBurgon concludes with a keir hardie quote 15/
"I have contempt for the men who, knowing what should be done, are yet afraid to proclaim it from the housetops if need be. It is the half-heartedness of the present leaders which keeps our cause from progressing" 16/
@jeremycorbyn now speaking! 16/
@jeremycorbyn is now speaking about the mental health crisis exacerbated by covid 17/
great speech from Jeremy, and the rest of the @socialistcam mps- definitely watch on youtube! 18/
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