News and developments from the Labour Party and labour movement
Rachel Garnham, of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy, calls for accountability of the PLP to Labour Party Conference. Recent elections provide all the evidence needed that Keir Starmer and his acolytes need to urgently change course. Disastrous results, backed up by terrible polling for Starmer which also shows that Labour is, predictably, losing huge… Continue reading Restore the Whip to Jeremy Corbyn
Unite member, John Stewart, considers the General Secretary election in Labour’s largest affiliated union. The contest to succeed Len McCluskey as General Secretary of the Unite union is now underway. Unite branches can nominate between 6th May to 7th June and 1.4 million members will have the chance to vote between 5th July to 23rd… Continue reading Disunity in Unite
Barry Rodin, recently re-elected Disability Officer for Orpington CLP, looks at how Labour can support campaigns for disability rights. There are over 14 million disabled people in the UK. Yet, according to Scope’s research, nearly half the population do not know a disabled person. In reality, large numbers of disabled people continue to be excluded… Continue reading Empowerment, not barriers
Dave Levy, Lewisham Deptford CLP secretary, calls for Labour to put its house in order. After a year’s rest, local elections and Labour selections are back in the news. In addition to mayoral and local authority elections of various types, there is also a backlog of by-elections in many areas, stored up as a result… Continue reading Time for a local government clean up
There will be a series of elections for some of Labour’s internal national committees this year. They offer Labour Party members a chance to express their view on the direction of the party under Keir Starmer by voting for candidates that support an open and inclusive, democratic and radical party. Women’s Conference Labour Women’s Conference… Continue reading Support the left in Labour’s elections
Labour Women’s Conference will take place online over the weekend of 26th and 27th June. Each CLP or Women’s Branch can send two delegates, with at least one identifying as BAME, Disabled or LGBT+. All delegates must have been Labour members since at least 10th December 2020. Delegations must be registered by midnight on Wednesday… Continue reading Women’s Conference
