Trans candidate Emily Brothers excluded from women’s section of Labour’s National Policy Forum
A candidate for the National Policy Forum has been excluded from the women's section of the forum because they are trans.
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Four unions announce boycott of Labour women’s conference over trans exclusion
Four major Labour-affiliated unions are set to boycott the party’s women’s conference over the exclusion of trans women.
Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘Sisters! Do it for yourselves!’
Let Labour women be allowed to be real, not just by men, but by other women too, and most importantly: by themselves.
Remembering Jo
LabourList editor Emma Burnell reflects on her first meeting with Jo Cox and the gap she has left in the Labour family.
‘Labour’s women’s conference compromise raises questions about our commitment to single-sex spaces’
Labour’s compromise approach to the Women’s Conference complies with the law but is still a political and moral mistake argues Laura Pascal.
‘Banning trans women from women’s conference is a blow to trans people’s participation’
Labour’s ban on trans women at its women’s conference risks deepening exclusion and undermining the party’s equality legacy.
EXCLUSIVE: Labour women’s conference plan and locals campaign priorities revealed
Labour's NEC finds compromise position that enables women's conference to return in 2026. And Labour will campaign on NHS, Families and Pride in Place in May.
‘Ready to join an army of feminist changemakers?’
Apply for the Jo Cox Women in Leadership programme today and become the feminist changemaker of the future.
‘Forty years on, women in Labour are still being told to wait their turn’
Without action and without the next generations, we risk being pickled in aspic, looking backwards and not forwards.
‘Young Labour women must take up space’
Ageism and sexism combine to shut down the voices of young women in the Labour Party. But we need to hear from them argues Jessica Smith.
‘Labour must get the deputy leadership election right – or risk losing its heart’
We do not wish to see a repeat of Parliamentary Candidate selections, where a sanitised list of hand-selected candidates are paraded as choice.
Emma Burnell announced as new LabourList Editor
LabourList is delighted to announce that Emma Burnell has been appointed as the new Editor of the leading media and events platform for all things Labour.