The Socialist Campaign Group of MPs releases list of demands for next Labour leader

The Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) of left-wing Labour MPs has set out a list of demands for the next Labour leader, warning that unless the party changes course and reconnects with Labour voters, not only does it face the risk of wipeout but also risks a far-right government.

It comes after Keir Starmer announced this week that he would be stepping down after pressure from MPs and members of his cabinet, following Andy Burnham’s resounding victory in the Makerfield by-election.

The SCG grouping writes in Trbiune that a ‘change of Labour leadership will happen soon, but that alone will not be enough. Labour needs a fundamental change of direction’.

So what are the SCG demanding? Here’s a list below:

• Equalising Capital Gains Tax and introducing a 2 percent levy on assets worth more than £10 million
• Bringing water and energy into public ownership
• The scrapping of plans for PFI-style schemes to fund new NHS health centres or other public services.
• An emergency package of measures to protect living standards, including a genuine freeze on energy bills, universal free school meals and the expansion of affordable public transport
• An Employment Rights Act 2.0 to ensure the complete delivery of the New Deal for Working People
• A large-scale council house building programme and introduction of rent controls
• Scrapping plans to double the time migrant workers already in our country need to secure settlement
• Oppose any new oil and gas licences and invest in the transition to renewable energy needed to cut emissions,