The likely candidates to replace Eling as Sandwell Labour leader
As the SKWAWKBOX reported last month, the dramatic suspension of Sandwell council leader Steve Eling – a close ally of right-wing Labour MPs Tom Watson and John Spellar – by […]
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Excl: Labour NEC authorises Formby to make general election reselection plan
Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) sub-committees met on Tuesday – and one of the outcomes will trigger intense discussion and activity at constituency parties (CLPs) around the country. In 2017, […]
Questions over Gething campaign as ‘research company’ gathering Welsh member data
Questions have been raised about the campaign of Welsh Labour leadership candidate Vaughan Gething after the activities of a ‘research company’ came to light. The company has been calling Welsh […]
Tory MPs: ‘Brady has far more than 48 letters’
Brexiter Jacob Rees-Mogg has said publicly that he has submitted a letter of no confidence in Theresa May to the Tories ‘1922 Committee’, which holds the power to trigger a […]
Drakeford: “power to the Welsh people”/”Grym i Bobl Cymru”
Welsh Labour leadership and First Minister contender Mark Drakeford – whom the SKWAWKBOX exclusively interviewed last month – launches his vision for reform under a socialist government in Wales at […]
Exclusive part 2: interview with left Welsh leader candidate Drakeford
On Friday, the SKWAWKBOX published the first part of a two-part series on an exclusive interview with Welsh Labour leadership – and First Minister – candidate Mark Drakeford. In part […]
Erith & Thamesmead passes unanimous vote of CONFIDENCE in Teresa Pearce MP
Erith & Thamesmead’s Labour MP Teresa Pearce did not support Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership. In 2016, she supported challenger Owen Smith in the leadership contest. But last week, […]
#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 […]
NEC chooses 10+(5 or 5) leader nomination criteria
Labour’s NEC has backed a change to the nomination threshold for future leadership contests. Future would-be candidates will need nominations by ten percent of MPs – MEPs will no longer […]
TV-star-turned-candidate Nixon smeared by own party as US Dems copy anti-Corbyn playbook
Picture the scene: a popular left-wing leadership candidate threatens the status quo of an Establishment, notionally-left political party, putting at risk the painstakingly-constructed business-as-usual cosiness that it clings to. In […]