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Solidarity with the peoples of Cuba and Iran: British Communists
Britain's Communist Party has condemned the latest threats against Cuba and challenged the British government to uphold international law. At the party's Political Committee on Sunday (January 11) , general secretary Robert Griffiths was responding to President Trump's announcement that the 64-year long economic embargo embargo on Cuba would now include all exports of Venezuela oil to the Caribbean island. US forces have also hijacked Venezuelan and Russian-flagged oil tanker

The Left Chapter
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Starmer must condemn US state terrorism: British Communists
Number 10, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons Britain’s Communist Party has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to demand that the “trumped up” charges against Nicolas Maduro be dropped and the Venezuelan president released from US captivity. “It beggars belief that Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, refuses to condemn US state terrorism against Venezuela and the Trump administration’s blatant violations of the UN Charter and international law”, general secretary Robert Grif

The Left Chapter
Jan 61 min read


Labour desperate to appease British capitalist class: CPB
Rachel Reeves on her way to deliver the budget, November 26 -- UK Government, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In his initial response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget on November 26, Communist Party of Britain general secretary Robert Griffiths commented: "Desperate to appease Britain's super-wealthy capitalist class and the bond markets, Chancellor Reeves has missed an historic opportunity to invest in public services, productive industry, low-cost Green energy and to la

The Left Chapter
Nov 27, 20252 min read


General Secretary To Lam visits the grave of Karl Marx
Images via X Various Sources General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, along with his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, visited Karl Marx’s grave at Highgate Cemetery in London on October 28, 2025, as part of their official three-day visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Upon arrival, the delegation observed a minute of silence and laid a wreath in tribute to the great philosopher, theorist,

The Left Chapter
Nov 7, 20251 min read


British Communists ask: Who does Starmer support?"
Trump and Starmer, September 25, 2025 -- Number 10 https://www.flickr.com/number10gov/, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons "Labour should quit its competition against Reform UK and the Tories to see who can sink the lowest in their grovelling to President Trump, their connivance in Israeli genocide and their attacks on human rights and democratic liberties", Robert Griffiths told the Communist Party's executive committee last weekend. "We have a Prime Minister who shows more conce

The Left Chapter
Oct 21, 20252 min read


"Unite Against the Profiteers" urges Communist Party of Britain
Elon Musk addressing Robinson's fascist rally via videostream -- screenshot via X "Genuine concerns about housing, jobs, living costs,...

The Left Chapter
Sep 15, 20252 min read


Defend Refugees, Smash the Media Monopolies - CP of Britain
Starmer at the NATO Summit -- UK Prime Minister, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons Between them, Keir Starmer, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and...

The Left Chapter
Aug 14, 20252 min read


Millions Losing Faith with Labour: British Communists
Keir Starmer in front of a British fighter jet on the HMS Prince of Wales, April 25 -- image via Number 10, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia...

The Left Chapter
May 29, 20252 min read


"Keep out of tariff wars" British Communists warn
Donald Trump on April 8, 2025 -- public domain image Workers and consumers in Britain have nothing to gain from joining US-EU and...

The Left Chapter
Apr 10, 20252 min read


Unite against capital's resource wars: Communist Party of Britain
Public domain image . Communist Party of Britain chair Ruth Styles has accused “capitalism's resource wars” of creating tension,...
Michael Laxer
Mar 17, 20252 min read


British Communists condemn "Cold War lies" and social media misogyny
Starmer on the HMS Iron Duke off the coast of Estonia, December 2024 -- Number 10, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons “The first Cold War...
Michael Laxer
Mar 13, 20252 min read


British Communists demand that Starmer "Prepare for Peace Not More War"
Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, March 2, 2025 -- Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street, OGL 3...
Michael Laxer
Mar 4, 20252 min read


"Stop the war and start the peace": British Communists
Keir Starmer & Volodymyr Zelenskyy, January 2025 -- Number 10, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Via the Communist Party of Britain: "A...
Michael Laxer
Feb 19, 20252 min read


"Capitalism's all-round general crisis is back with a vengeance" - CPB
'Capitalism's all-round general crisis is back with a vengeance in Britain and many other developing countries', Communist Party of...
Michael Laxer
Jan 10, 20252 min read


British Communists slam Labour's "big business and war" priorities
Keir Starmer on October 2, 2024 - Number 10, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Communist...
Michael Laxer
Oct 9, 20242 min read


An alternative to Sunak and Starmer - an alternative to capitalism: Communists finalize candidate slate in Britain
Image via the CPB Calling themselves an "alternative to Sunak and Starmer and "an alternative to capitalism", the Communist Party of...
Michael Laxer
Jun 14, 20241 min read


British Communists launch campaign, call for vote against Labour Shadow Cabinet
Britain's Communist Party has launched its election campaign based around 12 priorities and calling on "all socialists and...
Michael Laxer
Jun 3, 20243 min read


No to NATO! -- 75 Years of imperialism and war crimes in the service of capitalism
Public domain image of NATO troops in Lithuania, 2014 April 4 marks the 75th anniversary of the formation of the imperialist war alliance...
Michael Laxer
Apr 4, 20246 min read


Leftists in US, UK and Greece denounce imperialist air strikes on Yemen
In a dangerous and unacceptable escalation of imperialist aggression, the US and UK launched air strikes on targets in Yemen in an...
Michael Laxer
Jan 12, 20242 min read


Red Review #106 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from the USA, India, Cuba, Venezuela, Italy, South Africa, South Korea and elsewhere. There is also a special section of...
Michael Laxer
Jul 12, 202318 min read
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