Hodge reselected after ‘farcical’ hustings and vote
Huge incumbency advantage tells as challengers had only 3 hours to seek postal voters Barking MP Margaret Hodge has been reselected as the constituency party’s candidate after a bizarre meeting […]
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Excl: members complain of postal-vote interference by Hodge supporters in Barking selection contest
Ballots directed to home address of supportive CLP secretary – and addresses of postal voters apparently circulated only to MP and supporters, who have been delivering/collecting Labour members in Barking […]
Hove members organising to ‘trigger’ Kyle
‘Centrist’ MP likely to face selection contest under Labour’s new rules As the SKWAWKBOX flagged two weeks ago, the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) will soon give a green […]
Excl: unease as selection panellist Lansman pushes employee Parker for MEP election list
Lansman said to want Momentum national coordinator in prime spot in Labour’s list of European Parliament candidates for London Labour figures have expressed concerns about the selection of the party’s […]
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, […]
Merseyside branch calls for selection rerun as LCF identifies multiple procedural breaches
Liscard Labour branch in the Merseyside borough of Wirral has called an emergency meeting for next Tuesday after the Local Campaign Forum (LCF) – the Labour body with oversight of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welsh Labour to block democratic selection rights across all seats
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 […]