RMT General Secretary, Eddie Dempsey, speaking from our AGM in Liverpool, about Keir Starmer's resignation and about Andy Burnham as prospective Prime Minister.
Insulting, attacking and alienating your base until they were left with no choice but to leave and begin organising outside the party is why your position is untenable after less than 2 years. And still, you can’t resist smearing people who worked all their lives for Labour.
Men carrying weapons violently attacking Muslims on the street
Mosques firebombed
Women raped because they are perceived to be Muslim
All enabled by a political and media class who regularly fan the flames of bigotry and then act shocked when the fire spreads
Every time I read about an attack on a Muslim place of worship, it is in a community press release on social media, & not in headlines across mainstream media.
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Congratulations to Andy Burnham.
But this isn’t a team of advisers which looks like challenging wealth and power.
The race for Greater Manchester mayor starts today and it’s Greens v Reform.
A photo of a councillor wearing a keffiyeh was removed from Hackney Council's website. The Mayor has asked for it to be reinstated and Council officers have refused. If you're in Hackney, you can sign this letter opposing the council's action. 🇵🇸
https://t.co/wv5PNK5URn