Communist Party of Britain
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The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) is a communist party in Great Britain which emerged from a dispute between Eurocommunists and Marxist-Leninists in the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1988.[8] It follows Marxist-Leninist theory and supports what it regards as existing socialist states, and has fraternal relationships with the ruling parties in Cuba, China, Laos, and Vietnam. It is affiliated nationally to the Cuba Solidarity Campaign[9] and the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign. It is a member of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, together with 117 other political parties. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the party was one of two original British signatories to the Pyongyang Declaration.
Communist Party of Britain Communist Pairty o Breetain (Scots) Pàrtaidh Co-Mhaoineach na Breatainn (Scottish Gaelic) Plaid Gomiwnyddol Prydain (Welsh) Parti Gemynwer Breten (Cornish) | |
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General Secretary | Robert Griffiths[1][2] |
Chair | Ruth Styles[1][3] |
Vice-Chair | Tony Conway Mollie Brown |
Founded | 1988; 36 years ago (1988)[4] |
Split from | Communist Party of Great Britain |
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Headquarters | Ruskin House, Croydon, London |
Newspaper | Communist Review Communist Women Unity! |
Youth wing | Young Communist League |
Membership (2023) | 1,739[5] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-left[6] |
National affiliation | Unity for Peace and Socialism [7] Co-ordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain No2EU (2009–2014) |
International affiliation | IMCWP |
Colours | Red and gold |
Party flag | |
Website | |
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