Labour for a Republic will be hosting our yearly fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in October. Read our press release below for more information: Professor Hakim Adi will join Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP and Graham Smith, CEO of Republic, as a guest speaker at a meeting in Liverpool on ‘Slavery, Colonialism and the Monarchy’. …
Labour for a Republic is today reaffirming its opposition to Charles’s Scottish Coronation on July 5th. Representatives of the group will also be joining Republic’s protest at the event, with all Labour republicans welcome to join! Read our press release below for more information: King Charles has been accused of holding an extravagant publicity stunt …
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The coronation is only a few days away. With Labour for a Republic gathering its members to protest the event, we’re shining a light on the lack of public support for using public money on such an unnecessary display of pomp and pageantry. Please read our press release below for more information: Campaign group Labour …
Labour voters say the taxpayer shouldn’t pay for the coronation Read More »
With multiple sources now putting the cost of Charles’ coronation at £100 million, Labour for a Republic has decided to take a stand against this ridiculous display of pageantry and wasteful spending. That’s why today we’ve launched our #CostOfTheCoronation campaign, highlighting the alternative ways that £100 million of public money could be spent – keeping in line with values of the …
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The coronation should be an opportunity for a grown-up discussion about the monarchy, according to Labour for a Republic (L4AR), an organisation of Labour members who believe that democracy requires an elected head of state. “Some people will want to watch the spectacle as a display of pomp, but many of us will regard the …
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Baroness Hussey’s racist remarks at a Buckingham Palace reception (on 30th November 2022) may have been shocking, but for many of us it has not been a total shock. The monarchy’s record on racism, after all, has not been good: In 1968, although the late queen had been head of the Commonwealth for 16 years, a …
