PAGE 3 NEWS: JOHNSON BACKS HANCOCK OVER LOCKDOWN AFFAIR WITH CLOSE AIDE for Peace and Socialism £1.50 Saturday/Sunday June 26-27 2021 Proudly owned by our readers | Incorporating the Daily Worker | Est 1930 | morningstaronline.co.uk PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY COURT WIN NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION FOR RIGHT DON’T MISS THIS BUMPER TO PROTEST EDITION! Peace campaigners vindicated as judges throw out bid to ban activist roadblocks by Ceren Sagir tre in Docklands as it hosted to disruption to ordinary life, The protesters also urged the the 2017 Defence and Security including disruption of traffic, public to join demonstrations Equipment International (DSEI) caused by the exercise of the planned for September’s 2021 THE Supreme Court quashed arms fair. right to freedom of expression or DSEI arms fair, when arms deal- the convictions of four anti- They were initially cleared freedom of peaceful assembly.” ers from around the world will arms trade protesters yester- of high obstruction at a trial Following the ruling, Mr once again descend on London day, with judges accepting before a district judge after Cole said they were delighted to promote their lethal prod- that protests that block the arguing that they had lawful with the ruling, particularly ucts. road are lawful in certain cir- excuse in the circumstances. given attacks on the right to Andrew Smith of Campaign cumstances. But the Director of Public protest in the Policing Bill. Against Arms Trade (CAAT) said Anti-arms and protest rights Prosecutions appealed the Ms Cullinan added: “That that while the verdict sets an campaigners welcomed the acquittal, and the protesters our simple protest, which important precedent, it “should judgement as setting a vital were subsequently convicted lasted only a few minutes, never have gone this far. It was precedent, especially as the at the High Court. though possibly disruptive, led yet another case of totally inap- Policing, Crime, Sentencing Hearing their appeal against to four years of legal toing and propriate policing and over- and Courts Bill is being debated conviction at the Supreme froing, illustrates very well the reach against protesters. in Parliament. Court yesterday, Lord Hamblen power of non-violence. “It is an important verdict, Nora Ziegler, Henrietta Cul- and Lord Stephens upheld the “Our government, like many especially now when the gov- linan, Joanna Frew and Chris conclusion of the original trial governments, sees any protest ernment is trying to crack SPECIAL FEATURES FROM STEVE TURNER, Cole were arrested after form- judge. as a threat to its authority, as down even further on the right ing a blockade using “lock-on” They said: “There should be well it might. Selling arms is to protest. DIANE ABBOTT AND MICHELLE STANISTREET devices outside the ExCel Cen- a certain degree of tolerance a rotten, dangerous business.” Turn to page 5 Morning Star morningstaronline.co.uk Saturday/Sunday morningstaronline 2 June 26-27 2021 news @m_star_online n TRANSPORT INDUSTRY Unions call on PM to aid beleaguered travel industry by Derek Kotz The TSSA accused the gov- Industrial reporter ernment of putting thousands of jobs at risk and called for support to get the industry UNIONS led calls yesterday for through the summer. proper financial support for the The transport union’s gen- transport sector and a science- eral secretary Manuel Cortes led approach to the safe reopen- said: “In the fight against coro- ing of the travel trade. navirus, it’s vital that we follow In the wake of the expan- the scientific advice and open sion of the green list of coun- up safely.” tries from which travellers Transport Secretary Grant will not have to automatically Shapps insisted that the expan- quarantine on their return to sion of the green list offered “a Britain, GMB national officer little bit of relief for the travel Nadine Houghton said that the industry,” while many trans- HEAVY HANDED: The Met was aviation industry “desperately port bosses lobbied for further criticised for the policing of the needs sector-specific furlough easing of travel restrictions, event in the wake of Sarah arrangements.” accusing the government of Everard’s killing In a sector ravaged by the being overcautious. pandemic, GMB members have Shadow home secretary faced pay cuts and continuing Nick Thomas-Symonds said: n SARAH EVERARD MEMORIAL uncertainty over their jobs, “Boris Johnson’s failure to act she said. let the Delta variant take hold Demanding that the gov- and held back our reopening, Woman arrested at vigil to launch legal bid against Met ernment end its “stop-start” with the British people paying THE woman who was seen land Yard’s policing of the other and I feel violated that approach, RMT general secre- the price.” arrested at the Clapham vigil against male violence male officers used physical tary Mick Lynch said: “Work- Professor Adam Finn, a mem- Common vigil for Sarah in March this year. force to do so. ers in the international travel ber of the Joint Committee on Everard is preparing to start Hundreds of people “I will not be silenced by sector have been one of the Vaccination and Immunisation, legal action against the Met- turned up throughout the such actions and I am pre- hardest hit groups … and they warned that British travellers ropolitan Police. day, despite the Met saying it pared to robustly challenge deserve certainty and security posed a greater risk to green- Patsy Stevenson (pictured) should not go ahead. the police for their conduct on as they will have a vital long- list countries than they do to called on Scotland Yard to Officers did not intervene for that day until there has been term role to play in rebuilding Britain itself. withdraw the fixed penalty the first six hours but in the an acknowledgement and apol- the UK economy.” [email protected] notice she was issued or she evening several attendees were ogy for their wrongdoing.” would start proceedings violently arrested, with officers Rachel Harger, a Bind- against the force. bundling them to the ground mans solicitor representing The 28-year-old is also ask- after they refused to leave. Ms Stevenson, said the Met ing for an acknowledgement Ms Stevenson said the vigil maintained a position that Scotland Yard confirmed of wrongdoing and an apol- was an important space for participation in the event it had received a letter from ogy. Images of the physics women to grieve together, was a criminal act, which an individual in relation to student being handcuffed but she was “angry that the was “wrong in law… seri- its policing of the vigil, but and held down by two male police shut down our space ously ill-advised and entirely said it will not be discussing officers sparked anger at Scot- to mourn and comfort each unnecessary.” the matter further. n SOCIAL CARE Labour MP slammed after ‘free care too pricey’ claim by Matt Trinder attack it, losing Labour the next meeting, made no mention of conference calling for the Parliamentary reporter general election. free social care, DNS charged. introduction of proposals put The party has failed to deny One disabled party member forward by the National Inde- that she made the comments. who attended said that Labour pendent Living Support Service LABOUR has betrayed its promise Ms Debbonaire was speaking had betrayed and silenced its (NILSS), according to DNS. to introduce free social care after at a meeting to discuss how to members, adding the party NILSS, drawn up by Disa- a shadow cabinet member alleg- combine various proposals from was now run by “cowardly, bled People Against Cuts and edly said the move would be “too local Labour groups into a sin- unprincipled careerists” who Reclaiming Our Futures Alli- expensive,” party members say. gle motion to be voted on at the “wouldn’t know solidarity if it ance, wants a universal right Shadow Commons leader party’s women’s conference tak- hit them with a big stick.” to independent living to be Thangam Debbonaire told ing place online this weekend. She told DNS: “Right now, enshrined in law and free women party members at a Several CLPs have passed many of us are stuck fighting the social care introduced in Eng- virtual meeting last weekend motions calling for free social [Department for Work and Pen- land, funded by national and that the policy would “give the care, and a draft composite sions], the government and local progressive taxation. Tories a stick to beat Labour motion included two references authorities just to survive. But Labour did not comment on with,” the Disability News to the policy, including a call apparently promising us hope the party’s social care policy. Service (DNS) reported on for Labour to make the provi- that we won’t always have to A spokesperson said last week- Thursday. sion of all social care “free, fight like this is too expensive.” end’s motion was “democrati- The Bristol West MP alleg- needs-based, publicly funded During his Labour leader- cally agreed” by all CLPs who GROUND TO A HALT: Unions are calling for proper financial support for edly claimed that the move [and] free at the point of use.” ship campaign last year, Sir attended the meeting. the transport sector and a science-led approach to the safe reopening would cost £100 billion and that But the final version of the Keir Starmer backed a motion [email protected] of the travel trade right-wing newspapers would motion, prepared just before the passed at the party’s annual Star Comment: p12 morningstaronline.co.uk Morning Star morningstaronline Saturday/Sunday @m_star_online news June 26-27 2021 3 n AFFAIR RUMOURS n COURTS Men accused of shooting BLM HANCOCK ‘MUST GO’ AFTER activist to deny guilty charge FOUR men charged over the Brown, 18, of Southwark, are shooting of Black Lives Mat- all charged with conspiracy ter campaigner Sasha John- to murder.