All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
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Jessie Stephen (1893-1979)
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ALONG with thousands of other women, I joined the Processions 2018 march in Edinburgh on Sunday June 10.
It was a fantastic day, with colourful and imaginative banners, bringing women of all generations and communities together, with memories of the past and hopes for the future.
Visitors to the city of Edinburgh that day stopped us to talk, to tell us stories of other struggles for the vote, and we all challenged each other to recall correctly our history.
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