The Socialist Campaign Group is a left-wing grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1981 by Tony Benn's supporters as a split from the Tribune Group. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tony Benn about to join March 2005 anti-war demo in London Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (born April 3, 1925), known as Tony Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British politician on the left of the Labour Party. ... Tribune is a democratic socialist weekly, currently a magazine though in the past more often a newspaper, published in London. ...

The Campaign Group, as it is commonly known, is highly critical of Tony Blair and the 'New Labour' project more generally. However, they are supportive of the Labour Party against other parties. For instance, they closed their website for the duration of 2005 general election campaign. ...

On 14th July 2006, the group's chairman - John McDonnell - announced he would stand against current Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown to be leader of the Labour Party when Tony Blair announces his resignation. John Martin McDonnell (born on September 8, 1951, Liverpool) is a British politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Hayes and Harlington. ... The Rt. ... James Gordon Brown, Ph. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield. ...

Current members

• Diane Abbott MP
• David Anderson MP
• John Austin MP
• Michael Clapham MP
• Katy Clark MP
• Harry Cohen MP
• Frank Cook MP
• Jeremy Corbyn MP
• Ann Cryer MP
• William "Bill" Etherington MP
• Neil Gerrard MP
• Ian Gibson MP
• David Hamilton MP
• Kelvin Hopkins MP
• Lynne Jones MP
• Bob Marshall-Andrews MP
• John McDonnell MP
• Austin Mitchell MP
• Linda Riordan MP
• Alan Simpson MP
• Dennis Skinner MP
• David Taylor MP
• Bob Wareing MP
• Mike Wood MP

Diane Julie Abbott (born September 27, 1953 in Paddington, London) is a British Labour Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. ... David Anderson (Born 2 December 1953, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear) is the Labour Member of Parliament for Blaydon. ... John Eric Austin-Walker, formerly known as John Austin-Walker, (born August 21, 1944, in Blaby, Leicestershire) is a British Member of Parliament, first elected for Woolwich 1992-7, then for Erith and Thamesmead from 1997-present after boundary changes. ... Michael Clapham (born 15 May 1943) is an English Labour politician, and member of Parliament for Barnsley West and Penistone. ... Katy Clark (born 3 July 1967} is the Labour Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran. ... Harry Michael Cohen (10 December 1949) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Frank Cook (born 3 November 1935) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 May 1949, Wiltshire) is a British Member of Parliament for Islington North. ... (Constance) Ann Cryer JP (born December 14, 1939) is a British politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for Keighley. ... William Etherington (born 17 July 1941) is the Labour Party MP for Sunderland North, in North East England. ... Neil Francis Gerrard (born 3 July 1942, Farnworth, Lancashire) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Labour Member of Parliament for Walthamstow. ... Ian Gibson (born 26 September 1938) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... David Hamilton (born October 24, 1950, Dalkeith) is a UK politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Midlothian since 2001. ... Kelvin Peter Hopkins (born 22 August 1941) is an English politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Luton North. ... Lynne Mary Jones (born 26 April 1951) is a British Labour Party politican and the Member of Parliament for the BirminghamSelly Oak constituency. ... Robert Graham Marshall-Andrews QC (born April 10, 1944) is an English politician and barrister. ... John Martin McDonnell (born on September 8, 1951, Liverpool) is a British politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Hayes and Harlington. ... Dr Austin Vernon Mitchell (born 19 September 1934) is the Labour Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby in England. ... Linda Riordan (b. ... Alan John Simpson (born 20 September 1948 in Bootle, Liverpool) is a British Labour politician and Member of Parliament for Nottingham South. ... Dennis Edward Skinner (born February 11, 1932, Clay Cross) is a British politician, and Labour Member of Parliament for Bolsover since 1970. ... David Leslie Taylor (born 22 August 1946, Ashby de la Zouch) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and is Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire. ... Robert Nelson Wareing (born August 20, 1930, Liverpool) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby. ... Michael Roy Wood (born March 3, 1946, Crewe) is a British politician, and Labour Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen , first elected in 1997. ...

Former members

• Tony Banks (deceased)
• Tony Benn (no longer an MP)
• John Cryer (no longer an MP)
• Bernie Grant (deceased)
• Eric Heffer (deceased)
• Ken Livingstone (no longer an MP)
• Alice Mahon (no longer an MP)
• Michael Meacher (joined the Cabinet)
• Chris Mullin (joined the government)
• Brian Sedgemore (no longer an MP)
• Clare Short (joined the Cabinet)
• Llew Smith (no longer an MP)
• Gavin Strang (joined the Cabinet)

The Right Honourable Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford (8 April 1943 – 8 January 2006), usually known as Tony Banks, was a British politician and Labour Party member of the House of Lords. ... Tony Benn about to join March 2005 anti-war demo in London Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (born April 3, 1925), known as Tony Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British politician on the left of the Labour Party. ... John Robert Cryer (born 11 April 1964) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and former Member of Parliament for Hornchurch from 1997 until 2005 when he lost his seat. ... Bernard Alexander Montgomery Grant (17 February 1944 - 8 April 2000), known simply as Bernie Grant, was a politician in the United Kingdom, and was Labour member of Parliament for Tottenham at the time of his death. ... Eric Samuel Heffer (January 12, 1922 – May 27, 1991) was a British socialist politician. ... Ken Livingstone Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945), is a British politician who has been the Mayor of London since the creation of the post in 2000. ... Alice Mahon (born September 28, 1937) is an English politician, trade unionist and Labour Party politician. ... The Right Honourable Michael Hugh Meacher (born November 4, 1939) is a British politician, member of Parliament for Oldham. ... Chris Mullin could be Chris Mullin the basketball player Chris Mullin the politician in England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Brian Sedgemore (on right) with the Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, announcing his defection prior to the 2005 General Election. ... The Right Honourable Clare Short (born February 15, 1946) is a British Labour Party politician. ... Llewellyn Thomas Smith (born 16 April 1944) is the Labour MP for Blaenau Gwent in Wales. ... The Right Honourable Dr Gavin Steel Strang (born July 10, 1943) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Edinburgh East. ...

See also

• Tribune (magazine)

Tribune is a democratic socialist weekly, currently a magazine though in the past more often a newspaper, published in London. ...

External links

• Socialist Campaign Group News