Big problem with conference passing the genocide motion is we know ‘Labour’ will ignore it

Palestine Solidarity Campaign and others have understandably shared the ‘victory’ at the Labour Party conference in the success of getting an emergency genocide motion past the first obstacle in the party’s processes.

Labour conference genocide motion: will probably be ignored?

It’s a symbolic victory, certainly – particularly as it was achieved despite Starmer’s faction trying to force delegates toward an alternative, approved and entirely neutered motion.

But what passes for Labour’s leadership has already said, in as many words, that it is entitled to ignore any motions it doesn’t like, especially on Israel. At Labour’s conference in 2021, delegates overwhelmingly passed a motion to require the party, in government, to act against apartheid Israel. It then went on to say that it didn’t have to listen to what conference decided anyway, despite party rules declaring conference the sovereign body – because, ridiculously, this only meant that conference was sovereign while it was actually in session.

War criminal collaborator Starmer will ignore this one too and continue collaborating in Israel’s slaughter of innocent Palestinians.

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