
LONDON RALLY REPORT
The fantastic rally to Defend London’s NHS on 10 March with over 500 people packing out Hammersmith Town Hall brought together those fighting to defend our health services in Hammersmith, Ealing and across London.
It united health workers and campaigners, politicians and patients to pledge to vote for the NHS and to fight to win the policies we need to defend it.
See here for action planned across London in the run up to the election
Organised by London Keep Our NHS Public Coordinating Committee
Hosted by Save Our Hospitals (Hammersmith & Charing Cross) London
RALLY SPEAKERS
Dr Sandhu
Ealing consultant
Andy Slaughter
Labour Party MP
Dr Jillian Creasey
Green Party Health Spokesperson
Dr Jackie Turner
Save Our Surgeries Campaigner
Dr Louise Irvine
National Health Action Party
Owen Jones
columnist/campaigner
Backers include:
Defend the Whittington Hospital Coalition, Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign, Save our Surgeries, Defend Haringey Health Services, Newham Save Our NHS, Ealing Save Our NHS, Waltham Forest Save Our NHS, Brent Fightback, Keep Our NHS Public (KONP), Hackney KONP, Camden KONP, Tower Hamlets KONP, Islington KONP, Lambeth KONP, Central West London Save Our NHS, Barnet Alliance for Public Services, 38 Degrees Haringey London Health Emergency, Peoples’ Vote 4 NHS, National Pensioners Convention, Unite London and eastern Region, Unite National Health Sector, London Region British Medical Association, GMB (London Region) Brent Trades Council, Ealing Trades Council, Central London Community Health Reps Committee, RMT Piccadilly & District West Branch, Kensington CLP, City of London LP, Andy Slaughter MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Steve Pound MP, John McDonnell MP, Gareth Thomas MP, Heidi Alexander MP, Joan Ruddock MP, Natalie Bennett (Green Party), Dr Clive Peedell (National Health Action Party), Stephen Cowan (leader Hammersmith council), Julian Bell (leader Ealing council), Dr Onkar Sahota (Lab spokesperson GLA), Jenny Sutton (TUSC), Green Left, Green Party Trade Union Group, Les Alternatifs, Dr Wendy Savage, Dr Jacky Davis, Dr Ron Singer, Dr Jackie Turner, Dr Louise Irvine, Dr John Lister, Prof Sue Richards, Rehana Azam, Frank Wood Unite EC (Health), Francis Ridgeway (Unite),Owen Jones, Ken Loach, Bruce Kent, Older Feminist Network, Socialist Health Association London, Grenfell Action Group, Peoples Convention for the NHS, Campaign for NHS Reinstatement Bill, London Left Unity
Fantastic uplifting rally, pleased that our campaign was able to support it. Olivia, Save Kewisham Hospital Campaign