Clive Lewis MP

5/5 Parliament must have the final say. The use of British bases for offensive military action cannot be waved through as an executive decision. It requires scrutiny, transparency and a vote.

4/5 After what we have witnessed in Gaza, the idea that the UK should facilitate further offensive military action by two leaders whose judgment and conduct are deeply contested internationally raises profound moral and strategic questions.

3/5 This has the unmistakable feel of mission creep. We have been here before. The lessons of Iraq were supposed to be clear: Britain must not allow itself to be drawn into military action without clear legality, clear objectives and democratic consent.

2/5 Diplomatic talks with Iran were ongoing. Civilian casualties are already being reported. The risk of rapid regional escalation is real. The economic consequences for ordinary working people here at home, from energy prices to wider instability, could be severe.

Guardian headline: Starmer faces greater quandary over 'special relationship' after Iran attack

1/5 If UK assets are being used strictly for defensive purposes to protect lives and prevent missile attacks, that is one thing.

But allowing British bases to be used for what looks increasingly like a war of aggression led by President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu is another matter entirely.

6/6 I am relieved by reports that the UK was not involved in this joint action. It must stay that way. We cannot allow ourselves to be dragged into a cycle of violence that serves only those who benefit from war and the interests of global speculative capital.

5/6 Reform UK's demans the government support these strikes shows exactly whose interests they speak for. If they were in power, we would face a government tethered to this same destructive, self-serving logic. Not so surprising, maybe, given Reform leader Farage's clear links to the Trump project.

4/6 I have been clear in my criticism of this government, trying to make themselves small to stay close to the United States, desperately trying to avoid tariff pressure. That strategy failed. This same subservience has shaped their reluctance to fully oppose the Israeli atrocities in Gaza.

3/6 The real drivers are the corporate and financial interests that shape his decisions. They want a world of divided, weakened states that cannot protect their people from corporate, technological and financial exploitation and extraction.

2/6 Retaliation has started, and these strikes may have ignited a fire that risks a much wider conflict. Whatever his excuses, just as he used tariffs, Donald Trump is deploying military aggression to divide and rule, attempting to fracture the region and force others to bend to his will.

1/6 The joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran are deeply worrying. My thoughts are with the civilians caught in the crossfire and the inevitable escalation already rippling through the region.

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Shehab Khan ITV on X: "Just interviewed Labour MP Clive Lewis and he doesn’t hold back. Says Keir Starmer is an ‘interim Prime Minister’ who ‘will not be here for very long’ and ‘doesn’t deserve to be here for much longer.’ Says Labour sounds like a ‘pound shop Reform’ and has burned its base. https://t.co/tPPVclXXEJ" / X Just interviewed Labour MP Clive Lewis and he doesn’t hold back. Says Keir Starmer is an ‘interim Prime Minister’ who ‘will not be here for very long’ and ‘doesn’t deserve to be here for much longer.’ Says Labour sounds like a ‘pound shop Reform’ and has burned its base. https://t.co/tPPVclXXEJ

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I’ve warned for some time that Labour can’t keep taking its base for granted, and Gorton and Denton makes that plain. People say they don't recognise the party they once trusted. We’ve moved away from communities that built us. If we don’t change, others will step into the space we have left open.

I'm marching with Together Alliance and thousands of others on 28 March in London to show that hope is always more powerful than fear.

Stand with us. Join the alliance: togetheralliance.org.uk

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Water Belongs to All of Us - Back the People's Plan for Water! Privatisation has broken our water system. Evidence shows public ownership can bring fairer, cleaner and cheaper water. That’s why I'm backing the People’s Plan for Water. Join me:

If you agree that water should be back in public hands, add your name to the People's Plan for Water: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...

Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead

Full article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hope this series does for water what the Post Office drama did for Horizon victims.

The scandal of privatised water is even bigger because it affects everyone.

The common theme is clear: powerful corporate entities are exploiting us all.

Time to bring water back into public ownership.

More reasons to be concerned about Palantir…

Revealed: Government accused of ‘conflict of interest’ over journalist smear inquiry Starmer said Cabinet Office will investigate Josh Simons and Labour Together - but its ministers have received more than £150,000 from the think tank and its directors

🚨 Cabinet Office investigating Labour Together and Josh Simons over campaign to smear journalists

But...ministers overseeing inquiry have received £150,000+ from Labour think tank

Experts and MPs demand 'full independent investigation'

New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g... 🧵

How the British military props up the oil industry And how the oil industry influences the Ministry of Defence (long read)

Revealed: the current CEO of BP sits on the board of directors of the Navy. It’s literally the military industrial oil complex… they’ve got a conflict of interest,” says @labourlewis.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

You can’t.

That boat has sailed.

We have said: “The British public believe in fair play: that if you work hard, follow the rules and contribute, Government should tread lightly on your life.”

We call on the Government to “uphold its promises – we cannot simply change the rules halfway through an agreed process.” (2/2)

I have signed a joint letter to the Home Office opposing proposed changes to settlement rights, which is also backed by Unison General Secretary Andrea Egan, over 50 MPs, 21 Peers, and 33 civil society organisations. (1/2)

UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appeal

Right outcome.

I voted against the ban on Palestine Action because it was authoritarian, and weakened our democratic rights.

A Labour government should be building firewalls against authoritarianism - not building bridges for it.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplus

I need no reassurance.

The £6bn isn’t a ‘cost’

It’s an investment in our children, their future and our collective wellbeing.

A stark contrast to decades of Tory, SEND neglect.

This is what Labour governments do.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I have joined nearly 100 parliamentarians to call on the Government to reconsider its rejection of compensation for 1950s women for maladministered state pension age changes. The Ombudsman was clear: injustice occurred, compensation should follow.

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Government deals with Palantir stink, and stank long before the Peter Mandelson scandal. The government must pivot away from companies like Palantir.

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Early Day Motion 2737: Together Alliance. Motion Text: That this House notes with grave concern the growing confidence and visibility of far-right movements in the UK, including the increasing scale of far-right protests on the nation’s streets; further notes that such movements exploit genuine economic problems faced by many in order to scapegoat migrants, minoritised communities and refugees; recognises that narratives of division and racism threaten social cohesion, democracy and public safety; welcomes and supports the formation of Together Alliance, comprising over 140 organisations and thousands upon thousands of individuals, united in rejecting racism and promoting solidarity across communities; acknowledges the importance of collective action in challenging hatred and misinformation and in promoting hope over fear; commends Together Alliance’s commitment to mobilising people nationwide and its plans to hold a major demonstration in London on 28 March 2026 in support of unity and against the far right; and calls on people across the UK, from all backgrounds and communities, to reject narratives of division and racism, stand together in solidarity, and promote hope, unity and equality.

I have co-sponsored a parliamentary motion backing @togetheralliance.bsky.social

They are mobilising people nationwide for a major demo on 28 March to show unity against the far right. We must reject narratives of division and racism, and stand together in solidarity, for hope, unity and equality.

Early Day Motion 2749: Public inquiry into Epstein links Motion text: That this House stands with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims whose relentless courage and pursuit of justice has led to the publication of the Epstein files; notes with concern the number of British public figures included in these files; recognises that child sexual abuse on this scale is likely to have involved not only those directly perpetrating the abuse but other individuals who were complicit in a number of ways, including by ignoring this abuse or covering for those perpetrating it; and urges the Government to set up an independent, statutory inquiry into the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and British public figures and institutions, whether they had involvement in or awareness of his crimes, what action they took or failed to take, whether they assisted in covering up child sexual abuse, and if due diligence was undertaken in the case of any appointments to public roles.

We need an independent inquiry into the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and British public figures and institutions, and whether they had involvement in or awareness of his crimes, assisted in covering up child sexual abuse, and if due diligence was done for appointments to public roles.