The Socialist Campaign Group is a left-wing democratic socialist grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. It was formed in December 1982 as an alternative Parliamentary left-wing group to the Tribune Group.[1] The Campaign Group, as it is commonly known, is on the left of the Labour Party and as such have been highly critical of the New Labour project, though their influence and numbers have diminished over the years.
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The following died while still serving in Parliament:
These members left Parliament voluntarily, either to retire or for new opportunities elsewhere:
These members lost their seats through the abolition of their constituency as a result of redrawn constituency boundaries:
These members lost their seats in a General Election:
The following members were expelled outright from the Labour Party:
The following members were deselected by their Constituency Labour Parties:
The following member resigned the Labour Party whip and defected to the Liberal Democrats:
The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group in 1985 in a show of support of Neil Kinnock's reforms as Labour leader:
The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group in 1988 in protest at Tony Benn's decision to challenge Neil Kinnock for the Labour leadership that year:
The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group at various points in time when they became front bench spokespersons or members of the government, which was seen as incompatible with membership of the Campaign Group:
The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group for other reasons:
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