General election 2019

Nigel Farage is pleased with the way his campaign is going
Alex Callinicos

Nigel Farage is no friend to the Tories—yet

The Tories and Nigel Farage are poison
11 June 2024
Labour campaign director accused of undermining the leader of his own party
News

Labour campaign director accused of undermining the leader of his own party

A former senior Labour Party official has admitted to undermining left wing leader Jeremy Corbyn during the 2017 general election campaign.
01 September 2020
Trade unionists vow to fight Boris Johnson’s attacks on their right to strike
News

Trade unionists vow to fight Boris Johnson’s attacks on their right to strike

 The queen’s speech on Thursday confirmed that the Tories are going to attack the right to strike. It is a huge challenge that has to be confronted head-on by trade unionists, socialists and campaigners.
19 December 2019
The election result isn’t all old people’s fault
News

The election result isn’t all old people’s fault

Age affected how people voted
17 December 2019
We’re not pudding up with the Tories
The SW View

We’re not pudding up with the Tories

Boris Johnson’s victory has to be met with a step change in our resistance
17 December 2019
Why Labour lost the general election
News

Why Labour lost the general election

Leave voters in Labour's former seats thought it would betray them over Brexit
17 December 2019
General election analysis—workers aren’t all right
In Depth

General election analysis—workers aren’t all right

As the right claim the general election and the Brexit vote are a rejection of left wing politics, Tomáš Tengely-Evans says there’s something much more complicated going on
17 December 2019
Will racism get worse after the election?
News

Will racism get worse after the election?

Migrants, Muslims and minorities fear attacks in the wake of Boris Johnson’s win.
17 December 2019
Start the resistance now and keep building it till Johnson and the government are out
News

Start the resistance now and keep building it till Johnson and the government are out

Rage against the Tories was on the streets of towns and cities across Britain last week.
17 December 2019
Boris Johnson is set for further battles
News

Boris Johnson is set for further battles

Boris Johnson had a spring in his step after the Tories’ resounding win over the Labour Party in the general election last week.
17 December 2019
Democratic Unionist Party bigots rejected
News

Democratic Unionist Party bigots rejected

The general election saw Northern Ireland return more non-unionist than unionist MPs to Westminster for the first time.
17 December 2019
Thousands join angry marches against Boris Johnson
News

Thousands join angry marches against Boris Johnson

Rage against the Tories was on the streets of London on Friday evening as around 2,000 people joined a demonstration outside Downing Street. 
13 December 2019
After the vote - activists look at what the results show and how to resist Tory rule
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After the vote – activists look at what the results show and how to resist Tory rule

Labour Party members, socialists and campaigners spoke to Socialist Worker on Friday about what the general election has shown and how to build resistance to the Tories.
13 December 2019
After the election, keep up the fight against Tory rule
News

After the election, keep up the fight against Tory rule

In a bitter blow the Tories have won a substantial majority in parliament after Thursday’s general election.
13 December 2019
Jeremy Corbyn calls for redistributing wealth and power at final campaign rally
News

Jeremy Corbyn calls for redistributing wealth and power at final campaign rally

A great wave of hope swept through people at Corbyn’s election rally on Wednesday night.
12 December 2019
Firms plot to keep profits in case of Labour win
News

Firms plot to keep profits in case of Labour win

Top bosses have shown their contempt for democracy by taking measures to avoid Labour’s renationalisation plans.
10 December 2019
Tory Brexit drive behind divisions with business
News

Tory Brexit drive behind divisions with business

The Financial Times newspaper and The Economist refused to call for a vote for the Tories.
10 December 2019
Thousands protest in Manchester as Tory party conference begins
The SW View

Break power of rich to win real change

The ruling class and its hangers on threw everything at Jeremy Corbyn in the run-up to the general election.
10 December 2019
Big rallies for Corbyn show a mood for radical ideas
News

Big rallies for Corbyn show a mood for radical ideas

A mass rally in Bristol showed the potential behind Corbyn’s campaign, despite sneering from sections of the media
10 December 2019
Take action to stop cuts, racism and the climate catastrophe
News

Take action to stop cuts, racism and the climate catastrophe

We have to go out and fight. Socialist Worker went to press before the general election took place on Thursday.
10 December 2019
LETTERS - Collective action is the best way to push a radical agenda
Letters

LETTERS – Collective action is the best way to push a radical agenda

Dave Jones (Letters, 4 December) says there isn’t any difference between saying vote Labour in Socialist Worker and “campaigning with the Labour Party to tell your neighbours to vote Labour”.
10 December 2019
Big Labour rallies show enthusiasm for Corbyn
The SW View

Vote for Corbyn and build the fightback

Socialist Worker urges everyone to back Jeremy Corbyn and vote Labour on Thursday.
09 December 2019
Protests hound Johnson's campaign efforts
News

Protests hound Johnson’s campaign efforts

Protesters forced Boris Johnson to cancel several campaign events in the days running up to the election.
09 December 2019
Boris Johnson announces racist visa plan
News

Boris Johnson announces racist visa plan

Tory prime minister Boris Johnson has ramped up racist scapegoating in the final week of the general election campaign. He unveiled a draconian plan on Sunday that would deny tens of thousands of migrants the right to live in Britain after Brexit. 
08 December 2019