Video exposing Labour Students deserves to go viral
Organisation often presented as representative has only few hundred members eligible to vote – and many university Labour societies have disaffiliated from it in disgust A short video has been […]
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Blairite-dominated LPIS set to have vote in London triggers – against party rules
‘Society’ does not have branches to affiliate, but is still set to have influence in votes to select/deselect MPs Labour Party Irish Society (LPIS) has a history of controversial practices, […]
New conference motion looks to remove MPs’ veto over leadership nominations – and removal of Watson
Move to democratise leadership elections aims to work around controversial rule blocking it Earlier this year, Labour left organisation CLPD published a motion for this autumn’s party conference asking the […]
As SKWAWKBOX said it would, Labour trigger process began today as MPs asked to confirm intention to stand
MPs asked to confirm whether they wish to stand at next general election, with deadline 8 July In spite of the usual doubts expressed by centrists and so-called ‘mainstream’ media, […]
Video: Long-Bailey outclasses Lidington in PMQs, raises talk of deputy leadership
Gulf in class and capability across despatch box raises deputy leadership prospects Analysis Shadow Business and Environment Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey deputised for Jeremy Corbyn at the Dispatch Box during today’s […]
Major affiliated union NEC approves motion: no referendum – we need “transformative Labour govt”
Left-supporting CWU’s National Executive Committee approves anti-referendum motion for ratification at its conference this week: “it is time for the UK to move on“ CWU, the Communication Workers’ Union, is […]
Excl: NEC puts mayors, PCCs and GLA on same reselection basis as MPs
The latest full meeting of Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) took place earlier this week and passed off largely without contention – although the previous week’s gathering of NEC sub-committees […]
The definitive guide to selecting an MP under Labour’s new (2018) rules
Labour’s annual conference last week in Liverpool passed new rules for the process of selecting an MP when there is already a sitting candidate. While the final, detailed NEC (National […]
#Lab18 passes changes to leadership nomination and MP selection criteria
Votes six and eight at this year’s Labour conference in Liverpool have seen delegates approve the NEC’s recommendations for changes to the processes for Labour’s leadership nominations and for […]
OMOV selection, not open selection, wins at NEC – and the ‘pros’ outweigh the ‘cons’
This article has been superseded as new information emerged the following morning. For the updated position, see here. After a concerted campaign by Momentum for ‘open selection’ (OS) – the […]