For years, "anti-imperialist' leftists whitewashed Assad's use of chemical weapons as fake news. They claimed the rebels used it or that NATO lied to justify invasions. They lionised a dictator who slaughtered his own people. But today, even the UN has exposed that lie

And remember, Jeremy Corbyn was a part of a Left that sought to do nothing about Russian imperialist aggressions in Syria by calling for a foreign policy effectively dictated to by Russia's ability to veto any measures against the Assad regime

For such a long time, the White Helmets, rebels, members of the Syrian civil society, and countless innocent Syrians were blamed while Assad was allowed to escape unpunished for what he did.

A big change that we need from a Starmer-led Labour Party is a recognition that diplomacy with intervention as a last resort is better than doing nothing. Inaction means the bloodshed is our responsibility too.