Centrist MP Chuka Umunna’s Streatham CLP (constituency Labour party) has already been at the centre of controversy, when members complained of a ‘stitch-up’ by the CLP’s right-dominated executive as it […]
This article has been superseded as new information emerged the following morning.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 […]
Theresa May – because of fears of the reaction of her own back-benchers – has shelved plans to try to force through changes to parliamentary constituency boundaries that would have […]
As the SKWAWKBOX reported yesterday, Unite insiders – one of the UK’s and Labour’s largest unions – say that the union is set to get firmly behind changes to party […]
This year, the UK has rightly been celebrating the centenary of the extension of the right to vote to women. However, fewer citizens are aware that 1918 also marked the […]
Andy Bigham is a well-known poster to members of political discussion groups on Facebook. He posts anti-Labour comments and articles so frequently that members of non-Labour groups often assume he […]
Informed Welsh Labour members are outraged by the Welsh party machine’s continued attempts to prevent them having a proper democratic say over the candidates supposed to represent them. The SKWAWKBOX […]
In July, the SKWAWKBOX reported the case of Labour members elected by their CLP (constituency Labour party) to attend Labour’s annual conference as delegates, who were subsequently blocked from attending […]
The SKWAWKBOX has already covered the recent decision by Labour’s Welsh Executive Council (WEC) to prevent its members having the same democratic rights over the selection of candidates in six […]
Last week, the SKWAWKBOX covered the report on Labour’s Welsh Executive Committee (WEC) by WEC member Darren Williams, in which he revealed that Welsh Labour was planning to deprive its […]