News Elections, attacking the Greens and work with students – Ann Black’s NEC report Vice-chair Peter Wheeler, deputising for Shabana Mahmood, welcomed members to the meeting. Aimy Saunders of UNISON replaces Maggi… Ann Black 27th January, 2026, 11:37 am
News Veteran Labour NEC member Ann Black to stand down Veteran member of Labour’s national executive committee Ann Black has announced she will not be running for re-election.… Daniel Green 26th January, 2026, 8:31 am
Comment NEC election timelines, party management and challenges ahead – Ann Black’s Labour NEC report This was the first meeting after conference and, as usual, the opportunity to plan for the year ahead. … Ann Black 15th December, 2025, 2:00 pm
News ‘Labour cannot win in 2029 without Scotland and Wales’: NEC member An NEC member has conceded Labour cannot win without Scottish and Welsh MPs as the party gears up… Daniel Green 11th December, 2025, 6:00 am
Comment Deputy leadership election, conference and PR – Ann Black’s Labour NEC report The best place to judge the success of any conference is actually from outside the bubble, in the… Ann Black 7th October, 2025, 6:00 am
Comment Defence spending, building targets, and election strategy – Labour NEC report The chair Ellie Reeves welcomed members, and Luke Akehurst gave a eulogy to former NEC member and Hackney… Ann Black 29th March, 2025, 6:00 am
Comment ‘A case against factionalism: why the party should elect independents to the NEC’ The Labour national executive committee election is billed as an annual confrontation between Labour to Win (centre-right) and… Nick Palmer 3rd September, 2024, 2:00 pm
News NEC elections: Black tops nominations, while Labour to Win slate leads left Nominations have closed in elections to Labour’s national executive committee, with NEC member Ann Black topping the nominations… Katie Neame 2nd August, 2024, 4:52 pm
News NEC member warns of CLP ‘resentment’ over twinning and cut-off IT access Local Labour Parties in non-target seats “resented” losing access to online campaigning tools during the general election campaign,… Katie Neame & Tom Belger 26th July, 2024, 11:01 am
News General election result, campaign strategy, conference – Labour NEC report The national executive committee (NEC) met for the first time in 14 years under a Labour government, and… Ann Black 25th July, 2024, 3:30 pm