THREADhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">: 1,000 word piece by newly-elected Momentum co-chairs. Not one mention of words Tory, Conservative, Government or Boris Johnson, no criticism of Tory councils but a targeted attack on Labour councils & Keir Starmer. SLOW.HAND.CLAP. Doing the Tories& #39; dirty work for them. https://twitter.com/tribunemagazine/status/1280048866365145091">https://twitter.com/tribunema...

A decade of devastating Tory austerity was created in Tory-led Whitehall not Labour-led Town Halls. 60p in every pound stripped from local government was masterminded by Tory Prime Ministers in Downing Street and facilitated by the Lib Dems between 2010 & 2015.

Labour councils have been the first & last line of defence for communities against the devastation caused by a decade of lost opportunity and savage Tory cuts. We& #39;ve also led the way with our trade union colleagues in campaigning against this failed Tory policy.

Labour councils are legally required to pass a balanced budget each year or risk Government appointed commissioners taking an axe to local services with a complete lack of accountability. Corbyn & McDonnell instructed Labour councils to ensure they passed a balanced budget.

The only way to bring an end to another decade of savage Tory austerity that will further decimate vital pulic services is to win power by electing a radically transformative Labour Government that is focussed on the hopes and concerns of voters across the country.

A note of advice to the new Momentum leadership - the Tories are our opponents, turn your attention, scrutiny & campaigning on them, instead of slide-tackling your own team. Together, in unity we can win power and change our country for the better.

There& #39;s nothing left-wing or socialist about undermining Labour councils, the only ones to benefit from that will be the Tories. Forward with unity, let& #39;s work together to take the fight to the Tories and elect a radical Labour Government. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌹" title="Rose" aria-label="Emoji: Rose">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌹" title="Rose" aria-label="Emoji: Rose">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌹" title="Rose" aria-label="Emoji: Rose">