Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee)
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| Split from | New Communist Party of Britain |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom[1] |
| Newspaper | Weekly Worker |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | Red |
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The Communist Party of Great Britain is a political group which publishes the Weekly Worker newspaper. The CPGB (PCC) claims to have "an internationalist duty to uphold the principle, 'One state, one party'. To the extent that the European Union becomes a state then that necessitates EU-wide trade unions and a Communist Party of the EU".[2] In addition, it is in favour of the unification of the entire working class under a new Communist International.[2] It is not to be confused with the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist), or the current Communist Party of Britain.
The group originated as a faction of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), grouped around the newspaper The Leninist, which opposed the party's Eurocommunist leadership.[3] In 1989, the group held a conference which voted to form a revolutionary wing of the CPGB, termed the "Provisional Central Committee". The CPGB dissolved itself in 1991, and The Leninist group continued as an independent organisation.[4] In 1993, its newspaper became the Weekly Worker, and included contributions from people who were not members of the group, including Boris Kagarlitsky and Paul Le Blanc. Mike Macnair became the group's leading theoretician, and the group has been critical of Stalinism.[3]
In the mid 1990s, the group was active in the Socialist Alliance.[5] In 1999, the group stood candidates for two UK constituencies in the European elections. Prevented from using the CPGB name it stood as 'Weekly Worker'.[6]
In 2015, the CPGB (PCC) supported Jeremy Corbyn in his successful campaign to be elected leader of the Labour Party.[7][8]
References
- ^ "How to Contact Us". Communist Party of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 21 May 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ a b "What we fight for". Communist Party of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ a b Greene, Douglas (2024). The New Reformism and the Revival of Karl Kautsky. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781040030929.
- ^ Boothroyd, David (2001). Politico's Guide to the History of British Political Parties. Politico's. ISBN 9781902301594.
- ^ The Palgrave Handbook of Radical Left Parties in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. 2023. ISBN 9781137562647.
- ^ "BBC News | Parties and Issues | Weekly Worker". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ James Lyons; Robin Henry (16 July 2015). "Hard left plot to infiltrate Labour race". Sunday Times. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Labour Leadership Race 'Should Be Halted'". Sky News. Retrieved 25 October 2015.