News Labour opens selection processes for 94 “non-priority” parliamentary seats The Labour Party has opened selection processes for more than 90 “non-priority” parliamentary seats, as the party looks… Katie Neame 27th July, 2023, 2:08 pm
Daily email Unions divided over Tory pay deals, as Starmer resists ‘wading into’ debate Good morning. The public sector pay offers set out by the government yesterday have been met with a mixed… Katie Neame 14th July, 2023, 11:34 am
News NEC member speaks out over rejection of all exclusion appeals, and selection costs No Labour members have seen appeals succeed so far against expulsion for supporting rival parties or banned groups… Katie Neame 13th July, 2023, 4:29 pm
News Anger grows as ‘Workington man’ – and woman – denied selection vote “Workington man” hit the headlines as the archetypal swing voter in the 2019 election, and Labour hopes to… Katie Neame & Tom Belger 6th June, 2023, 6:15 pm
News Labour has lost 170,000 members since 2018 – but 50,000 have joined in a year Labour Party membership has fallen by almost 170,000 since 2018 and by approximately 19,000 since last summer, despite… Katie Neame & Tom Belger 2nd June, 2023, 2:49 pm
Daily email Labour: Reported £20bn hole in spending plans is “inaccurate” Labour MP Geraint Davies has been administratively suspended from the party, LabourList understands, pending an investigation into “incredibly serious allegations of completely… Katie Neame 1st June, 2023, 11:41 am
Comment Boundary changes, amended selection process, attack ads – Labour NEC report The national executive committee (NEC) met this week in cheerful mood after the most successful local elections in… Ann Black 25th May, 2023, 3:36 pm
Comment Corbyn, Forde report, selections appeals and local elections – Labour NEC report NEC meeting, March 28th 2023 The national executive committee (NEC) meeting last week opened by paying tribute to… Ann Black 3rd April, 2023, 12:38 pm
Comment Ann Black: Why I voted against the NEC motion to block Corbyn’s candidacy My first reaction to the Jeremy Corbyn motion was that it was fundamentally dishonest, because the reasons given… Ann Black 29th March, 2023, 5:13 pm
Comment The Forde inquiry report, strikes and candidate selections – Labour NEC report The national executive committee (NEC) returned to Zoom – this time because of climate crisis rather than Covid –… Ann Black 20th July, 2022, 8:58 pm