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Having been a member of the national executive committee (NEC) for a combined total of nine years and a long-standing party member for 27 years, I still remember my sense of shame when the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)…
Report of Labour National Executive Committee meeting held on 21st July 2015 Harriet Harman’s Report Harriet noted that we are living in turbulent times for our party – the Conservative’s majority has given them a confidence they didn’t…
Report of National Executive Committee from Johanna Baxter meeting held on 19th May 2015 Harriet Harman’s Report Harriet reiterated the four priorities for the Party that she had outlined the week previously; to be an effective opposition…
Much has been made recently of the possibility of another coalition government forming after the general election, including Sunny Hundal's piece this week, where he says that to get into power and save the union we have to consider a…
Report of National Executive Committee meeting held on 27th January 2015 EPLP (European Parliamentary Labour Party) Report Glenis Wilmott reported that our MEPs have recently called for concrete action from the EU on tax evasion and…
The Smith Commission report has gone up in smoke. Literally. SNP Councillors, Will Mylet, Brian Lawson, Mags MacLaren and Kenny MacLaren, set fire to the report outside Renfrewshire Council headquarters. You can see the evidence here. This…
This meeting was our annual ‘away-day’ (albeit we don’t actually go ‘away’ anywhere) where we spend time considering the party’s political strategy and departmental plans for the year ahead, alongside our usual business. This was also the…
Since before the Independence Referendum the Scottish Nationalists have tried to drape themselves in Labour's clothing, pretending they are the party of social justice, promising a socialist utopia if only people voted for independence, all…
By the end of this week I could be deemed a foreigner in my own country. In fact, I've just been called one, in my own country, by a nationalist, because I dared stand in a street handing out leaflets for the 'No' campaign. This pains me…
Whilst I was out at the weekend campaigning in Hampstead & Kilburn to get the brilliant Tulip Sadiq elected Austin Mitchell picked up his poised pen and with one article brought shame to our PLP. Not only were his comments ageist and sexist…
Report of National Policy Forum held on 18-20th July 2014 And Report of National Executive Committee meeting held on 22nd July 2014 Report of National Policy Forum held on 18-20th July 2014 The National Policy Forum (NPF) met in Milton…
The NEC’s Organisation Sub-Committee met yesterday. On the agenda, as usual, was the issue of selections. I’m really pleased with the progress we’ve made in selections to date – 105 selections have now completed in our key seats, 21 in the…
