#Zarah Sultana

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British MP Zarah Sultana: “I call on Keir Starmer to suspend arms sales to Israel and end Britain’s complicity in the killing.”

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dear people who know how to organise campaigns: zarah sultana deserves one where people across the uk email her thanks and appreciation in light of the revelation that she recieves significantly more hate than any other MP

for those who dont know: zarah is a labour MP who has been very vocally pro-palestine, and has a pretty stellar record on voting in line with more left values. she is also the youngest muslim MP

it was recently revealed that she receives more hate than any other MP, and most of it was islamophobic. its rare people share thanks and praise to MPs, especially yhose that are marginalised, so wouldnt it be great if a bunch of people sent her nice communications? would also potentially show the labour party that she's doing the right thing by going against the party line

i have no idea how to get these things going. ive written an email myself to send across, if having an outline would help please reach out and i can provide one

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if Keir Starmer doesn't have Zarah Sultana and Diane Abbott on his governmental panel, he's an idiot. Those are two of the most beloved labour candidates in this country and consistent labour strongholds.

I would highly expect them to default to a Corbyn led party if he ever formed one, especially if they face the disrespect of not being chosen on this governmental panel - Sultana and Abbott have done extraordinary campaigns and are vocal figureheads for the labour party on an international scale - not valuing and honouring that would be a potentially fatal mistake

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Designed by the Palestinian company Rock Paper Scissors Mafia

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There are a few posts on here about Ed Davey, leader of the Lib Dems, having a terrible voting record. People say the same about Rory Stewart, an ex-Tory, now most known for The Rest Is Politics podcast with Alastair Campbell.

I think people are too stuck on voting records. We need to remember the role of whips, and the consequences of disobeying them. Several Labour MPs, including Zarah Sultana, were recently suspended from the Labour Party for voting in favour of removing the Two-Child Benefit Cap.

While some people have supported their voting against their party, as the MPs are being true to their own beliefs or perhaps following their constituents' views, this display of division weakens parties as we saw with the Tories over Brexit, or with Labour and its split between the centre-left (Keir Starmer) and the further left (Jeremy Corbyn). This is probably why Starmer suspended his MPs - he can't afford for his party to look any weaker.

Getting themselves suspended is not going to help these rebel MPs remove the Two-Child Benefit Cap. They are now much less likely to be put in key positions under Starmer when they return, from which they could have had more of an influence on this matter and others.

While you may not agree with voting for things you believe to be wrong, you can surely see why people like Ed Davey, Rory Stewart, or even Nick Clegg felt that they had to do that. Davey and Clegg obviously did not want to raise university tuition fees - it was against what they had promised! But they had to compromise this in order for the government to continue to function and to show a strong, united front. They likely believed that it was better for the country for them to stay in power, to block as many austerity policies as they could, even if they lost on tuition fees.

I think we should be more sympathetic to UK politicians' voting records. We shouldn't write off the Lib Dems because of the coalition - coalitions are a very Liberal and very Democratic concept, where as many voices as possible are listened to, instead of just having one party in power - and this makes it clear why Nick Clegg entered the coalition, despite knowing he would have to concede things to to Tories. What do you think?

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Zarah Sultana on the sacrifices striking teachers have to make everyday

Zarah makes such a valid point here:

A lot of teachers and education staff up and down the country buy food and resources from their own pocket. And if they are making hard choices about paying their rent and their bills, this informal support for vulnerable kids does decrease. And it sucks.

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First canvasser of the election. We’ve only had leaflets from Lab, Lib Dem and SDP.

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The "Arms Export Licences: Israel" includes Brighton

On Tuesday this week there was a session entitled “Arms Export Licences: Israel” and it was opened by Zarah Sultana who is the Labour MP for Coventry South who began with “I beg to move, That this House has considered arms export licences for sales to Israel” and she commented on several discussions that involved in other MPs. She then contributes this one which refers to Brighton on her comment…

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This song is so cute

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Only got half way through the article (I felt a little sick) but if anyone wants a brief insight into the affects of class on the British creative industry, this does give one:

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If you are in the UK, another thing you can do is sign this petition and contact your MP in support of MP Zarah Sultana’s bill to stop UK sales of arms to Isreal and any other state that might use them for war crimes.

Since 2015, the UK government has made arms sales to Isreal worth £474 MILLION. These sales include parts of the F-35 fighter jets currently being used in the genocide of Palestinians.

Read further about this bill and what it entails through the link below