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Responding to recent reports of staff unease over the reorganisation of the Labour Party, General Secretary Iain McNicol has released the following statement: “It is right that the Labour Party is changing. Under the leadership of Ed…
Thank you Conference. Thank you Norma for the introduction. I am proud to be taking over as General Secretary of this great Party. I want to speak to you today about my vision for the Party and the tasks ahead, but before I do, let me thank…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Yesterday I said that the party needs to engage more directly with members and activists, so I'm delighted to see that (soon to be) General Secretary Iain McNicol has recorded the following video, feeding…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk One of our biggest bugbears at LabourList has been the failure of the Refounding Labour process to properly tackle reform at the centre, in addition to changes at a local level. Central party staff work…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ask Iain your questions here. In a room in Central London this week, an expert panel gave a grilling that could decide the next election. But I'm not talking about a select committee. While the rest of the…
By Johanna Baxter General Secretary Selection: What an incredible day Tuesday was, in so many respects. It might have been the day that the Murdoch's and Brooks appeared before our parliamentarians. But it was also the day when we, at the…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today Labour's NEC selected Iain McNicol to be Labour's next General Secretary, finishing ahead of Chris Lennie in a hard fought contest for the post. The party were lucky to have two such strong…
By Andy Hull What a momentous few weeks for the Labour Party. No, not another post on Ed's (bold and brilliant) leadership over recent days, hacks hacking or cops copping it; I'm talking about the thousands of responses submitted to Peter…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Regular readers will remember that last week we asked you to submit your questions for Labour's next General Secretary, ahead of tomorrow's final decision by the party NEC. On Saturday we posted the pick…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Last week we asked you to submit your questions for Labour's next General Secretary - we were overwhelmed by the response. Thanks to everyone who took the time to submit a question. We've trawled through…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Update: We're extending the deadline for getting your questions in to the candidates for Labour's next general secretary. You've got until Wednesday at noon to get your questions in. Ask your question…
After interviews in recent days, the shortlist for Labour's next General Secretary has been confirmed. The NEC will be choosing between Iain McNicol (GMB Political Officer) and Chris Lennie(Head of Labour Party fundraising) at a meeting in…
