Left Unity (UK)

Left Unity is a left-wing political party in the United Kingdom founded in 2013 when film director and social campaigner Ken Loach appealed for a new party to replace the Labour Party (which according to him failed to oppose the United Kingdom government austerity programme and had shifted towards neoliberalism). More than 10,000 people supported Loach's appeal.

Left Unity

Principal Speakers	Sharon McCourt Felicity Dowling Nick Jones
National Secretary	Felicity Dowling
Founded	30 November 2013 (2013-11-30)
Membership (July 2016)	1,230
Ideology	Eco-socialism Anti-capitalism Environmentalism Feminism Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	People's Alliance of The Left
European affiliation	Party of the European Left
Colours	Red Green Black
Website
leftunity.org
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In 2014, the party had 2,000 members and 70 branches across Britain. The organisation is affiliated at European level with the Party of the European Left..

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