Eslamdoust faction calls police to remove TSSA president from conference, then suspends

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Eslamdoust faction calls police to remove TSSA president from conference, then suspends

The faction supporting the TSSA rail union’s deeply unpopular general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust has called police to remove the union’s president from the chair of its annual conference. Former TSSA assistant general secretary broke the news on his social media feeds: Unbelievably, the @TSSAunion Executive Committee has tried to remove the President from Annual Conference in contravention of the Rules, and he has refused to leave the chair. So the Police have been called!!! — Steve Coe (@stevecoe1057) June 13, 2026 When police refused to intervene in a civil dispute, the rail union then found a pretext to suspend Adam Wilson…

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Labour ignores failure of anti-nuclear weapons conference it spoke at

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Labour ignores failure of anti-nuclear weapons conference it spoke at

Countries including the UK failed to reach agreement at a UN nuclear conference in New York on how to eliminate nuclear weapons, while the Labour Government declined to comment despite sending a minister who spoke at the opening session. The 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) took place from 27 April to 22 May, bringing together states parties, observers and non-governmental organisations. A House of Commons Library briefing published on 20 April said participants included treaty members, observers and NGOs who: discuss[ed] the functioning of the treaty, the implementation of its provisions and the state of nuclear disarmament…

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All to London for the International Anti-War conference

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All to London for the International Anti-War conference

We’re hurtling towards more wars and greater global instability, with the governments of Europe responding with massive rearmament programmes and increasing moves towards conscription. So we urgently need a mass movement for peace to break with the worldview of the likes of Donald Trump and Tony Blair. The International Conference Against War on 20 June in central London will be a unique and historic step to building it. Over 1,700 people from the UK and across Europe have bought tickets so far and, with international speakers, this will be a truly world-wide solidarity conference. Speakers are coming from France, Palestine, Belgium,…

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Legitimise and reintegrate: Syria’s ex-Al Qaeda president to attend G7 conference

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Legitimise and reintegrate: Syria’s ex-Al Qaeda president to attend G7 conference

Former Al Qaeda member and US-backed Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa will be a guest at the influential G7 forum. Al-Sharaa’s presence is about Syria’s reintegration into the global capitalist economy. Syria’s use by Western powers as a “potential strategic hub for supply chains” will also be discussed given the Strait of Hormuz is blocked. The G7 is a multinational economic and political forum made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US. The EU is a non-enumerated member. It meets annually: to coordinate policy on global economic, security, and other critical issues, acting as a platform for…

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