It’s official: local parties will select their own candidates for next election, says NEC
Labour members will be given the power to select candidates for key marginals, a member of the party’s national…
All Women Shortlist
Margaret Hodge: Labour needs more women at the top of local government
The lack of women in Westminster is rightly decried. But with local councils spending £94bn of public money…
Confusion as Labour HQ picks male ex-mayor despite hope of all-women shortlist
Labour officials have named a former local mayor in Kent as its candidate in Slough. Activists hailed the…
Hillary Clinton’s success should spur us to do more for women in the Labour Party
When Hillary Clinton made her nomination speech I found myself glued to the screen, watching a defining moment…
All-women shortlists are a short-term necessity for delivering power and parity in politics
On September 5 the ballot opens for the Labour Women’s Network 2014 elections – alongside this week’s publication…
Cynon Valley CLP ‘go on strike’ in all-women shortlist row
Relations between the Cynon Valley CLP and the Labour Party HQ seem to have deteriorated in the argument…
