What does David Lammy’s announcement mean for the race for Mayor?
David Lammy has announced he intends to run for London Mayor today. He is the second candidate to…
Selections
David Lammy announces his intention to stand for London Mayor
David Lammy has announced he will seek the Labour nomination for London Mayor. In an interview in tonight’s…
Eddie Izzard commits to running for “Parliament or Mayor” by 2020
Comic and actor Eddie Izzard has reaffirmed his longstanding commitment to entering electoral politics by 2020, by going…
How do you solve a problem like Austin the attention-seeker?
Last week Austin Mitchell popped up in the Mail on Sunday (perhaps the most virulently anti-Labour paper there…
Austin Mitchell showed us why people hate politicians
Whilst I was out at the weekend campaigning in Hampstead & Kilburn to get the brilliant Tulip Sadiq…
Labour candidate selected to succeed Hazel Blears in Salford and Eccles
Rebecca Long-Bailey has been selected to succeed Hazel Blears as the Labour candidate for Salford and Eccles. Long-Bailey…
Org-Sub report: Which seats are All-Women Shortlists
The NEC’s Organisation Sub-Committee met yesterday. On the agenda, as usual, was the issue of selections. I’m really…
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…
Should Labour consider Disability shortlists for Westminster selections?
Last week David Blunkett – former Labour home secretary and a disabled MP – announced that he will…
LabourList readers say withdraw funding from faith schools – and don’t want to see BME shortlists either
Last week Sadiq Khan said he could consider backing all-minority ethnic shortlists, in order to increase the numbers…
