Strike-backing NHS nurse who wears a white poppy shares support for joining pro-Palestine Armistice Day march

The nurse at the center of a far-left NHS gang that sought to continue devastating strikes earlier this year now plans to join the controversial pro-Palestinian ceasefire march tomorrow.

Holly Turner, co-founder of NHS Workers Say No, also plans to wear a white poppy to the demonstration, a symbol branded by military leaders as an ‘insult to Britain’s war dead’.

Ms Turner has regularly campaigned alongside Corbynite MPs still on the Labor benches, including John McDonnell, Richard Burgon and Zara Sultana.

However, she has claimed she is not a member of Labour, and is highly critical of the party’s leader, Sir Keir Starmer, and his position on Gaza.

It comes amid an ongoing row between the Metropolitan Police and Home Secretary Suella Braverman over the pro-Palestinian Armistice Day protest.

Holly Turner co-founded NHS Workers Say No, a far-left group of healthcare workers that sought to continue devastating strikes earlier this year even as unions recommended their members accept a new pay offer

Ms Turner has regularly campaigned alongside Corbynite MPs still on the Labor benches, including John McDonnell, Diane Abbott, Richard Burgon and Zara Sultana, as well as ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Ms Turner has regularly campaigned alongside Corbynite MPs still on the Labor benches, including John McDonnell, Diane Abbott, Richard Burgon and Zara Sultana, as well as ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

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She added the hashtags #CeasefireInGazaNOW and #WeWillMarch, references to Saturday’s protest.

White poppies are controversial.

Colonel Richard Kemp, the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, previously described them as “a political symbol” that seeks to “undermine the sacrifice that the red poppy seeks to commemorate.”

He told the Sunday Telegraph in 2021 that the badges commemorate all those who suffered in the war – ‘and this applies equally to Nazi stormtroopers and to Islamic State murderers and rapists’.

“Weaving the hard left political symbol of white poppies into wreaths of red poppies is a direct insult to our war victims,” he added.

A Conservative Party spokesperson told this website: ‘It is unfortunately not surprising that high-profile left-wing activists, who support the NHS strikes and campaign shoulder to shoulder with Labor MPs against the government, would want to attend provocative and disrespectful protests. Armistice.’

“Labour’s inability to distance itself from these types of hardliners shows that the party has not changed.”

But a Labor source told MailOnline: ‘The Conservatives are confusing two separate events that have nothing to do with us.

“Their pathetic, failed government is so out of touch, it’s no surprise they spend their days throwing slander at the wall hoping something will stick.”

Ms Turner was also contacted for comment.

Ms Turner’s organisation, NHS Workers Say No, came to national attention earlier this year during a wave of strike action.

After weeks of unions and ministers pushing out better pay offers, the body threatened to undermine progress by urging NHS staff to reject it and continue the disruption, canceling appointments for thousands of patients.

Ms Turner previously admitted the strikes were aimed at ‘pulling the Tories’ strings’ and has continued to express ‘solidarity’ with Jeremy Corbyn – describing the former Labor leader as ‘our biggest champion and supporter’ .

The campaigner now plans to attend a controversial pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day and also plans to wear a controversial white poppy

The campaigner now plans to attend a controversial pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day and also plans to wear a controversial white poppy

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Suella Braverman, pictured today, accused the Met of 'playing favorites' when it came to police actions

Suella Braverman, pictured today, accused the Met of ‘playing favorites’ when it came to police actions

Saturday’s controversial protest was in the spotlight after Ms Braverman was criticized for describing pro-Palestinian demonstrations as hate marches.

In an extraordinary article in the Times, she even accused the police of favoring left-wing groups over the right.

Metropolitan Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley had refused to ban Saturday’s demonstration in central London, prompting the Home Secretary to accuse his forces of “playing favourites” when it comes to protests.

Other officers have come to Sir Mark’s defense, with Gavin Stephens, chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, saying political views should not influence decision-making.