The Communists will not field any general election candidates for the first time in its history and said it would be approaching local Labour parties “with offers of practical campaigning assistance” ahead of the June 8 poll. We are absolutely up for this fight.”

He used much of his speech to criticise the SNP, which has been in government in Scotland for 10 years, accusing Nicola Sturgeon’s party of having “forgotten the day job and the basic requirements to look after people” while they “obsess over another unwanted referendum”.
The Communist Party of Britain announces it will not field any candidates in the upcoming general election for the first time since its formation in 1920, and endorses Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying victory for Mr Corbyn at the general election in June would be “the first step towards a formation of left-led government at Westminster”.