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Social Justice Party (UK)
Political party in the United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Social Justice Party (SJP) is a left-wing minor political party in the United Kingdom.[3] It was launched in August 2023 at a conference in Whitby,[3] and was officially registered with the Electoral Commission on 2 February 2024.[4][5]
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Description
The party was established by former members of the Labour Party, who resigned in protest at what they saw as the party’s "increasingly right-wing agenda" under the leadership of Keir Starmer.[6]
The SJP describes itself as a "democratic socialist and environmentalist party", which believes that "common ownership and the democratic control of services and industry is the foundation for the achievement of a society guaranteeing every citizen’s right to the necessities of health care, housing, education, leisure and personal freedom."[1]
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Representatives
The SJP gained its first councillor on North Yorkshire Council, when a councillor who had previously been a member of the Labour Party defected to the new party in February 2024.[4]
The party has stated its intention to stand candidates along the Yorkshire coast at the next general election to challenge both Labour and the Conservatives.[6]
On 23 March 2024, the party selected Asa Jones as its candidate for Scarborough and Whitby in the 2024 general election.[7] He came seventh with 0.6% of the vote.[8]
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