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There are currently three places up for grabs on Labour's national executive committee, and Constituency Labour Parties have started to nominate their preferred candidates. The NEC by-elections, which are taking place alongside Labour's…
On January 6th, Labour's national executive committee met to discuss rules for the forthcoming leadership and deputy leadership elections. According to reports, former MP Keith Vaz attended the meeting as the NEC representative for BAME…
During a bitter discussion about the general election on the first post-election Parliamentary Labour Party meeting, the newly-elected Leicester East MP Claudia Webbe said that there was "cause to celebrate". Her comments were reportedly…
A record number of 41 Black, Asian and minority ethnic Labour MPs have been elected, and its parliamentary party is made up of more women than men for the first time ever. The 2019 general election saw the Tories secure 365 seats and Labour…
When the general election was called, we saw a swathe of young people stand for selection as parliamentary candidates. It is clear that we are moving in the right direction, towards breaking the chain of old, white and privileged cis men…
The Labour Party is seen as the default political home for ethnic minorities, and it should not be surprising that ethnic minority members want a lot from home. For Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) members, it is certainly expected…
Boris Johnson may have won over the ERG and the DUP, but it’s the EU that must be persuaded should the Prime Minister be able to secure a Brexit deal. And they are “unconvinced”. Johnson needs to go back to the drawing board, and despite…
Neal Tank: Over the summer I was privileged to graduate from the inaugural Bernie Grant Leadership Programme. The programme was organised by the Labour Party to empower BAME* party activists, give us the skills and networks to run for…
Eight Labour MPs have declared that they will not seek reselection ahead of the next general election. Our colleagues will be missed, but these vacancies could provide the opportunity for Labour to correct its minority ethnic…
Growing up in Vauxhall, it was important to have role models that I could look up to and try to emulate. Although there wasn’t always many of them, those that did show the path to success were crucial in shaping my future and where I am…
Many of us were disturbed by research published this week by Hope Not Hate that showed high levels of Islamophobia amongst Tory members. But xenophobic views should not be thought of as confined to the Conservative Party. The Home Office…
The cause of Palestine has consistently dominated political discourse for years. Discussions of the injustices faced by the Palestinian people are always at the heart of the struggle for a Labour Party that puts people over profit, and that…
