last night, North Devon CLP had its CLP meeting. we passed a motion expressing support for palestine and asking for the resignation of keir starmer. please boost this if you see it, so people know that some people in the labour party are doing things 1/7
palestine motion: "As the Israeli government unleashes a wave of brutal attacks on the civilians of Palestine, this CLP resolves that the Labour Party should oppose any solutions not based on international law, and should reject any trade agreement and arms sales with... 2/7
Israel that fails to recognise Palestinian human rights. The Labour Party should condemn the actions of the Israeli government." 3/7
no confidence motion: This CLP believes that the election result in Hartlepool is a disaster for our party. Instead of winning back voters in key working-class areas, we are losing further seats to the Tories. This CLP believes that this is the result of the rightward turn... 4/7
taken under Keir Starmer’s leadership: abandoning class-based policies, and instead resorting to flag-waving and appeals to big business. Instead of attacking the Tories, Keir Starmer has spent more time attacking grassroots members, with unjust suspensions and suppression... 5/7
of members’ democratic rights. For all these reasons, this CLP declares that it has no confidence in Keir Starmer. We call on him to stand down immediately, and for a leadership contest to be set in motion – so that the membership can elect a new leadership that will fight... 6/7
the Tories on the basis of a bold socialist programme." 7/7
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just watched @SkyNews's report on israel and palestine, and the level they go to equate the actions of each is appalling. they said that 100 have been killed in gaza, and 8 killed in israel: including 2 children and 1 soldier. WHAT ABOUT THE 31 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN?! 1/6
no, they don't note that, because that stops their casus belli from being made. israel are defending themselves from palestinian attacks, and anything that deviates from that will be ignored. they described it as 4 days since israel began their retaliatory strikes. 2/6
RETALIATORY?! israel started this! they attacked people praying in their holy month, they tried to evict people from their homes, and that's only a couple of things: there are 100s! these are not retaliatory, they are offensive, and to think britain stands by as israel 3/6
the tweet from @AmichaiStein1 read: "BREAKING: IDF set to approve plans for ground invasion of Gaza, IDF spokesperson says" or something along those lines
looks like he revised it, didn't want to actually call it an invasion as that would be unconscionable! israel doesn't invade places! they do "ground operations"
@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