sounded the alarm in Birmingham on 20 May, warning that Labour leadership candidates were sliding towards coalitionism.
Over 100 activists came ta hear Livingstone launch his leadership campaign with a rousing call to defend the party's links with the trade unions - now openly under threat.
He went on to outline an alternative agenda for the Labour Party, based on a Socialist Campaign Group of MPs Saturday, June 20th West Indian Centre, Laycock Place, Leeds 11am - 5.30pm All Labour Party members welcome Admission: $2 full-time employed/S1 everyone else For further information contact SCG, c/o Jeremy Corbyn, 129 Seven Sisters Road, London N7 Creche places available; please contact Steve French 071 733 3403 'Page 2 •May 30, 1992 " Nơ. 22 defence of the welfare state and a massive cut in arms exPorture But when asked how to vote in the forthcoming leadership elections, Livingstone repeated that he was prepared to lend his support to John Prescott and Bryan Gould.
He won a better reception for the final point of his speech - that the left should begin to organise to rid the party of the likes of the rotten right wing leadership of Birmingham City Council.
Bernie Grant I FORTY SOCIALISTS from across Merseyside came to hear Bernie Grant MP launch his campaign in , Birkenhead on May 11.
Despite the continuing witch hunt of Labour Left activists across Merseyside, the turnout showed that a I layer remains that can be mobiisod around camoalins in the party.
Grant was joined by prominent fighters against the hunt- Paul the TGWU Waves defeated Birkenhead MP Frank Field in a reseloction battle, only to be witch hunted by the Labour bureaucracy:
and Lol Dutty from Wallasey, anther victim of the witch hunt.
Coming the week after Labour's los Wirral, discussion focused around the bolties or Grant and Livnostone's campaign. A call for support for the the conference of the left called by the Socialist Campaign Group of MP's won enthusiastic support.
Merseyside transport to Campaign Group conference: call 051 647 8160
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Grant on campaign trail