Left-wing MP: Rules for selection race against frontbencher “undemocratic”
A Labour MP on the left of the party has accused Welsh Labour’s executive of “undemocratic” behaviour in…
Cynon Valley
Westminster should take notice of the grown-up politics thriving in Wales
As I write, it has been two years since I was elected to the House of Commons as…
How I’m taking a grassroots approach to my community’s post-Covid economy
Nestled between the perhaps better-known South Wales constituencies of Merthyr and Rhondda lies my constituency of Cynon Valley,…
Ann Clwyd selected as candidate for Cynon Valley
Ann Clwyd has been selected as the Labour candidate for Cynon Valley. Clwyd announced she was stepping down…
Why we can’t do without All-Women Shortlists
The perennial issue of All Women Shortlists (AWS) has raised its head again, with Cynon Valley CLP extremely…
AWS row – Might Ann Clwyd cancel her retirement from parliament and stand in 2015?
Despite announcing that she was stepping down as MP for Cynon Valley earlier this year, Ann Clwyd might…
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…
We must defend all-women shortlists – but they are only part of the solution
Trying to affect lasting change in Westminster can feel like the political equivalent of Groundhog Day. After citing…
Labour stand firm on their decision to use an all-women shortlist in Cynon Valley
The Labour party has stood firm on its decision to use an all-women shortlist (AWS) to select the…
Bootle MP Joe Benton to step down
Yesterday Joe Benton, who has been MP for Bootle for the past 24 years, announced that he would…
