News just in that left-wing, grassroots candidates Seema Chandwani and Billy Hayes have won by a landslide in the crucial election for Labour’s CAC (Conference Arrangements Committee):
Congratulations to both candidates – and to the people who organised, campaigned and voted for them to overcome questionable behaviour by Labour HQ and ‘surprising‘ campaigning by rivals.
Ms Chandwani tweeted that a ‘girl from a council estate from Tottenham’ had won top spot, which shows this to be a major victory for grassroots democracy as well as for Labour’s left generally – and for that it’s doubly welcome.
The pair will not take their seats until after this year’s annual Conference in Brighton, which means there will still be a fight to make sure departing CAC members do not take damaging decisions as departing NEC members did at last year’s Liverpool event.
But the left will have a solid majority on the CAC for next year’s, also in Liverpool – which makes this a big win for Labour’s left-wing majority membership.
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Fantastic. Congrats Seema and Billy. Yayyyyy!
Great news! – Oh Jeremy Corbyn!
Well done to SKWAWKBOX for assisting members by shining a light in areas which some at Labour HQ would wish to hide.
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See what can be done when Socialism and Labour Left pull together
This is merely an observation – the right wing of the Labour Party threw everything it had at this election and yet their candidates were totally crushed in this contest.
Jeremy Corbyn delivered almost 13 million votes for Labour in the General Election.
The centrists in the Labour Party haven’t even got enough support to win internal elections.
It is now crystal clear that the right wing of the Labour Party is completely unelectable.
I think it’s time Blairite McNicol recognised which way this democratic Party is heading, and resigned with immediate effect.
The shocking examples of NEC behaviour (suspensions, expulsions, code changing, back stabbing etc etc) is not only abhorrent but is NOT in keeping with the expected conduct of this democratic socialist party.
Go NOW, McNicol.
Could Tom (I promise to support the Leader 100%) Watson please join McNicol and look for another job. A membership led democratic Socialist Party is no place for either of you.
Great news and result well done SB and the MODERATE left wingers , meanwhile I read elsewhere that Caroline Flint is set to deify Corbyns whip and SUPPORT THE TORIES on the EU bill ffs , there will no doubt be others , next targets for reselection ? anything to have a go at Corbyn eh Flinty , you still don’t get it do you ?
Ah, yes – caroline (skin)flint…
Who’s funded by WCA lobbyists, along with angela illegal…
Nice to see you knocking around still Toffee , no where is our little friend Hindson who seems to have gone to ground just like that other Tory twat of a troll over on the Canary Jimmy Sands , is there any connection I wonder ??
Cheers, Rob. 🙂
As for hindson (and the other moron), I neither know, nor care tbh. :/
Likewise ( guess CHQ have run out of money to pay em , now their Corp sponsors are leaving them over Brexit )
Of the 307824 votes cast 65.7% were for Seema and Billy … YYYYeeeessssss
Get the message, so-called ‘moderates’…
Get it – or get out.
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GREAT STUFF VOTERS, THE RIGHT TWO, SEEMA AND BILLY!
THREE CHEERS.
PIP-RAY, PIP-RAY, PIP-RAY!
I DO HOPE THE TORIES AND FLINT!
GET THEIR ARSES KICKED AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!
PLUS ANY OTHERS, IN THE LABOUR PARTY, WHO IGNORE THE WHIPS AND DON’T TOW THE PARTY LINE!