Lawyers try to force Keir Starmer to stop arming Israel
Corbyn almost declares new left challenge to Starmer
https://socialistworker.co.uk/news/corbyn-almost-declares-new-left-challenge-to-starmer/
Former Labour Party leader and Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn came closer than ever to declaring a new left electoral coalition or political party on Saturday.
He said a new formation would be set up before the English local elections in May 2026— earlier if possible. He said that everyone on the left outside Labour “will want to be part of and support” it.
Hasfsa, a health worker in the audience, told Socialist Worker, “I was so pleased with what Jeremy said. It’s what I have been waiting to hear.
“I am so disappointed with Keir Starmer and horrified by the slaughter of Palestinians. We need a new start that puts justice before personal ambition and listens to the people.”
Corbyn was speaking as around 200 people joined a Conference of Resistance in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
It’s one of several gatherings taking place as people rage against Labour’s betrayals and want to hit back at the rise of Reform UK.
Corbyn savaged the Labour government for its “complicity” with the genocide in Gaza and for attacking disabled people.
Speaking before Corbyn, the former Leicester MP Claudia Webbe said, “The time for a new left political party is now”. She rammed home her point, saying, “This is not a plea, it’s a declaration.”
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Green party dismisses immigration white paper as ‘panicked and misguided’
Green party co-leader Carla Denyer MP has slammed the government over its immigration white paper proposals and rhetoric. She said:
“The prime minister has decided to use divisive language lifted straight out of Reform’s playbook. These ill-thought-through reforms are the triumph of a panicked and misguided rush to create headlines and try to win back Reform voters.
“From closed down youth centres to shuttered pubs, people in all parts of the UK are feeling the bonds that hold their communities together dissolving. And whether it’s rebuilding intergenerational relationships, or helping those who come here from abroad to integrate, strengthening those bonds requires support and crucially funding from central government. But far from rebuilding our communities, this government’s reforms are going to make things worse.
“In particular, at a time when the care sector is already stretched to breaking point, and public support for people coming from overseas to work in our care sector is consistently strong, it’s wild that this government is ignoring public opinion and making it even harder to recruit badly-needed care staff.”
‘What is happening in Gaza is a live-streamed genocide’
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what-happening-gaza-live-streamed-genocide
A demonstrator outside the Royal Courts of Justice, May 13, 2025THERE is clear evidence British weapons are contributing to war crimes in Gaza, campaigners outside the High Court said yesterday as the government went on trial to defend its continued supply of arms to Israel.
The case, case brought by Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq, challenges the government’s decision to continue exporting components for F-35 jets, described by its US manufacturer Lockheed Martin as “the most lethal” fighter jet in the world.
Last September, the government enforced a partial ban on arms exports to Israel, suspending 30 out of 350 licences, after admitting there was a “clear risk” they could be used to violate international law.
But it carved out an exception for F-35 components, arguing that they are part of a global supply programme and important to international security.
Campaign Against the Arms Trade said that British industry manufactures 15 per cent of each jet, which have dropped 2,000lb bombs on “safe zones” in Gaza.
The government said the parts would not be sent directly to Israel, but allows them to be supplied via the global spares pool and F-35 partner countries, a move lawyers argue breaches international and domestic law.Raza Husain KC, for Al-Haq, said the loophole “gives rise to a significant risk of facilitating crime.”
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https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what-happening-gaza-live-streamed-genocide
