Shortlist announced for Heywood and Middleton selection
Four names have made it onto the shortlist for the Labour selection in the Heywood and Middleton by-election,…
Seats and Selections
Labour pushing for early by-election in Jim Dobbin’s seat
Update: It has been confirmed the by-election will take place on October 9th – that means a quickfire…
Labour candidate selected to succeed Hazel Blears in Salford and Eccles
Rebecca Long-Bailey has been selected to succeed Hazel Blears as the Labour candidate for Salford and Eccles. Long-Bailey…
Miliband’s greatest quality is that he’s willing to have a “bloody good think”, says Dobson
Last week, Frank Dobson announced his intention to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras after…
AWS row – Might Ann Clwyd cancel her retirement from parliament and stand in 2015?
Despite announcing that she was stepping down as MP for Cynon Valley earlier this year, Ann Clwyd might…
Frank Dobson confirms he’s retiring as an MP
As we reported last week, Frank Dobson is stepping down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras –…
Org-Sub report: Which seats are All-Women Shortlists
The NEC’s Organisation Sub-Committee met yesterday. On the agenda, as usual, was the issue of selections. I’m really…
David Blunkett to step down as an MP
Former Home and Education Secretary David Blunkett has announced that he’s stepping down as an MP at the…
Labour stand firm on their decision to use an all-women shortlist in Cynon Valley
The Labour party has stood firm on its decision to use an all-women shortlist (AWS) to select the…
Bootle MP Joe Benton to step down
Yesterday Joe Benton, who has been MP for Bootle for the past 24 years, announced that he would…
