Rebecca Long Bailey is shadow secretary of state for business, energy, and industrial strategy in the UK Labour Party, and leads on climate change policy for the official opposition. She is a member of parliament for Salford and Eccles, and a proud socialist.
Labour Party MP Rebecca Long-Bailey argues that while the COVID-19 pandemic, a deep recession, and a worsening climate crisis are troubling clouds on the horizon, a Green New Deal for the United Kingdom offers a future worth fighting for.
Labour needs a socialist leader who can work with our movement, rebuild our communities, and fight for the policies we believe in. MP Rebecca Long-Bailey explains why she’s running for her party’s leadership and why democratic socialism is humanity’s best hope.
Labour MP Rebecca Long Bailey on why socialism is the only basis on which we can begin to confront the threat of climate change.