Delay in publication of left ‘slate’ means nominations going ahead as a free-for-all, risking divided left vote A continued stalemate after yesterday’s meeting of CLGA – the alliance of left […]
Labour members have been asking how to gain access to the special conference in April that will announce the next leader of the party. The SKWAWKBOX can confirm that all […]
Campaign group’s attempt to force candidates to sign up to pledge sparks anger among other left organisations Momentum yesterday sparked anger among delegates from other left groups at a meeting […]
More than ever, Labour members are the key to party’s future As the campaign for the leadership of the Labour Party takes shape, one thing is becoming unavoidably clear: the […]
Right will immediately start disempowering members if it wins The news that party chair and ex-miner Ian Lavery will not be standing in the Labour leadership contest has triggered a […]
Last week, John McDonnell and whole Shadow Cabinet agreed that Labour’s conference decision on Brexit/referendum must be followed – while Jeremy Corbyn asked MPs to moderate language on Brexit issue […]
Labour Chief of Staff’s change of role – the media spin and the reality The mainstream media – heavily briefed by politicians close to John McDonnell – have constructed a […]
‘Take-over’ reflected in sudden push of ‘referendum-first’ plan by front-benchers – riding roughshod over Labour’s agreed policy Hard on the heels of the John McDonnell-driven removal of key Corbyn staff […]
Delegates supporting Corbyn position decisively greater than those against Desperate centrist and soft-left hard-remainers have begun to attack general secretary Jennie Formby and session chair Wendy Nichols over the result […]
Attempt to force Labour into full-remain position was functionally a coup – it failed Labour delegates today voted by a large majority in favour of ‘Composite 14’ and the NEC’s […]