Uncategorised - Clive Lewis

My piece in the EDP: why I’m marching on Saturday

My piece in EDP 24 on why, tomorrow, I’ll be marching for the people to have a final say on Brexit: https://www.edp24.co.uk/…/clive-lewis-on-why-he-is-marching… “No form of Brexit can serve the interests of British workers. In Norwich South, 1,300 of my constituents would lose their jobs if we crash out without a deal next week,…

Our piece in Labourlist: why I’m marching on Saturday

This column by Kate Osamor and I is the first article in a series of weekly contributions to LabourList by members of ‘Love Socialism, Hate Brexit’. “A final say is now the demand of a huge and growing mass movement. This Saturday, we will be marching with the Left Bloc on a…

My appearance on BBC Question Time

Last night on BBC Question Time, I made it clear that the government’s Brexit strategy is about trying to keep the Tory party together – not the country. Watch the episode in full here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/…/m000395j/question-time-2019-14032019 #bbcqt

I join Karen Davis and other local Labour women on #InternationalWomensDay

It was a pleasure to drop by the fantastic #InternationalWomensDay coffee morning, hosted by Soroptimist International, earlier on today. Karen Davis – Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Norwich North and other brilliant women who represent Labour locally also attended, and it was great to catch up. Pictured in the slideshow below is Mancroft Labour –…

#NAP2019: I visit UEA Apprenticeships award ceremony

This week is National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2019), and last night I was lucky enough to be able to attend University of East Anglia (UEA)‘s ‘Norfolk Apprenticeships – Innovating, Achieving and Celebrating’ event. All in all, it was an inspiring evening and I heard some fantastic personal stories from currents and past…

I join Labour colleagues writing about the ongoing chaos of Brexit

Today a number of Labour colleagues and I have written on the ongoing chaos of Brexit – and the fundamental need for giving the public a final say on what happens next. “Brexit is a mess. It is more difficult and more expensive than we were promised in 2016 and…

Our piece in The Guardian: join the final say march left block

All on the left should rally on 23rd March to demand final say on Brexit – come and join my colleagues and I as we demand a way out of this Brexit chaos. We are campaigning to transform society, not for the status quo. We will put forward the positive…

‘Love Socialism, Hate Brexit’ banner drop

I was proud to stand with MP and MEP colleagues for our “Love Socialism, Hate Brexit” banner drop in Westminster this morning. I want to welcome as many Labour MP’s as possible in support of Jeremy Corbyn and our fight for a better society. The campaign against Brexit goes hand…

I comment on lack of funding granted by Government to Norfolk hospitals

I was asked to comment on this story about how Norfolk and Waveney’s NHS has been snubbed in almost every single bid for capital funding made to the government over the last two years. Here’s what I said in full. “What we’re seeing here is the local consequences of the…

My comment on East of England Brexit bribe

I was asked by the local press for my views on the news that the eastern region will get the least out of the government’s ‘Stronger Towns Fund’. Here’s what I said in full. “This is a desperate Tory bribe to try and get MPs to back this government’s terrible…