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I was pleased to announce this week that the Labour Party is launching the Bernie Grant Leadership programme. This national programme is about empowering more Black, Asian, minority ethnic members to take on leadership positions in the…
Since 2015, the Labour Party’s membership has soared, driven in large part by a significant influx of self-defining BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) members. However, the party’s official BAME structure, BAME Labour, has fallen into…
The Labour Party launched a new equalities survey today, with the aim of gathering information about the diversity of its half-million-strong membership. In an email sent to all Labour members, party general secretary Jennie Formby says…
I didn’t know it at the time but, looking back, the roots of my passion for political struggle started at the age of three, when my dad was locked up in Iran for the political crime of being editor of a popular newspaper. Even at the age of…
With all the chaos and infighting of the Tory Brexit tribes, it is tempting for Labour folk to just sit back and watch the spectacle unfold. The mess over the pulled meaningful vote and the failed but damaging ERG coup has provided quite a…
The Labour NEC sub-committees met on 20th November. This was the first round of NEC meetings since September’s Labour Party conference. It was also a busy day for the MPs on the NEC, who had to leave or send their apologies. The government…
Corbynite group Momentum today launches a new campaign with the aim of training and supporting young Black, Asian and minority ethnic Labour members. The initiative taps into the organisation's wider ambition of increasing diversity in the…
Over the weekend, many different strands of the labour movement came together to take a stand against racism and fascism in our society. The national unity demonstration, which kicked off at noon on Saturday, was backed by organisations…
Black History Month is a chance to celebrate the rich cultural contributions that have been made by black people throughout history. It is important that we dedicate time and energy into promoting and recognising the unknown role that black…
Labour has been selecting candidates at a rapid pace in target seats since the June 2017 general election. In contrast to that election, where many selections had to be made at the last minute, the party has tried to get candidates in place…
The upcoming Lewisham East by-election is being heralded by some party members as an opportunity to select a BME candidate, and it is widely expected that the shortlist will be all-BME women. What would be the context of such a decision…
The 2017 general election heralded considerable progress as a further nine Black and Asian MPs were elected to sit on the Labour benches. According to Operation Black Vote, 32 Labour MPs identify as Black and Minority Ethnic representing…
