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Comrade Alex Gordon new General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain
Image via the CPB The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Comrade Alex Gordon as our new General Secretary, following a decision of the Party's Executive Committee on 17 January 2026. Alex Gordon brings decades of experience in the trade union, peace and international solidarity movements. He is a long-standing member of the Communist Party's Executive and Political Committees and has played a prominent role in trade union, anti-fascist

The Left Chapter
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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
Jan 132 min read


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


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...

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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


"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


Hundreds of thousands of workers march in Britain's largest strike in a decade
"There is a rising tide of rage at the attack on wages, conditions, pensions and services and at a government that simultaneously blocks...
Michael Laxer
Feb 2, 20233 min read
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