News and developments from the Labour Party and labour movement
Labour Women Leading has issued a call for the defence of a standalone Labour Women’s Conference. There is a real threat that the improvements that came out of the Democracy Review will stall, because they are not prioritised by the current leadership. There are currently no plans for a standalone National Women's Conference, the newly elected… Continue reading Defend Women’s Conference
A Tower Hamlets activist reports on an extraordinary election result. Barely a year ago Tower Hamlets residents voted to keep the role of a directly elected mayor in a governance referendum held on Thursday 6th May 2021. Labour campaigned for abolition of the executive mayor but the electorate voted for the current system of governance at… Continue reading The remarkable comeback of Lutfur Rahman
Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi sets out her platform for the Labour Party NEC elections. Let me introduce Rosa Gomez. She comes from Colombia where she was the victim of a shooting in 2010, presumed to be a political assassination attempt, because she campaigned against human rights abuses in the country . She lost her sight, her left… Continue reading NEC elections – left needs steadfastness, Palestinian style
Support the Grassroots 5 A strong voice for members and party democracy Fighting the Tories For peace, justice and equality Against austerity, racism and war Ask your CLP to nominate the following 5 candidates for the Labour Party National Executive Committee (NEC): Jessica Barnard - Membership No L1204334 Gemma Bolton - Membership No L1405940 Yasmine… Continue reading Labour Party NEC and NCC elections (CLP section)
Rachel Garnham, vice-Chair of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy, looks ahead to Labour Women’s Conference. Labour’s Annual Women’s Conference (AWC) takes place 19-20 March online; and left representatives on both Women’s Conference Arrangements Committee (WCAC) and Labour’s National Women’s Committee (NWC) are working hard to try and ensure women members’ voices are heard and… Continue reading Keeping Women’s Conference left
Socialist Health Association (SHA) members have until 14th February to elect the new national council. The left won control of the SHA at the previous AGM and are now working to build a campaigning SHA that opposes the government's Health & Care Bill and works for a publcly funded and publicly provided NHS. Left wingers… Continue reading SHA elections
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