The press and media had predicted that this NEC meeting would be a very hard fought and bitter meeting. TV cameras surrounded the entrance and we were all pestered to…
The grounds for labelling Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semite simply do not exist
The grounds for labelling Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semite simply do not exist – says Geoffrey Alderman, Professor of Politics, University of Buckingham (in the Spectator). In 2011 Jeremy Corbyn wrote…
CLPD’s priority motion for 2019 Labour Party Conference – leadership elections
Below is the motion that the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD) is asking CLPs to prioritise for sending to this year’s Labour Party Conference. It is important for the…
We need to talk about Jeremy Corbyn
An interesting article, 'We need to talk about Jeremy Corbyn', can be read here. The article is on the website of Ekklesia, an independent, not-for-profit Christian thinktank. The author, Bernadette Meaden, is…
Peter Willsman reports from Labour’s Executive – NEC Meeting March 26th 2019
· Leader’s Report Jeremy had attended the very moving farewell to Paul Flynn MP. Jeremy said that he and Paul had been close comrades for many years and he will…
Speaking up for Palestine
Please see the statement below from Labour and Palestine, an initiative building on the support for Palestine at last year's conference, which is supported by ASLEF, CWU, NUM, TSSA, UNISON &…
Guardian rejects Jewish group’s criticism of its coverage of ‘Labour anti-Semitism’
The leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn in London, UK on 15 March 2019 [Tayfun Salcı/Anadolu Agency]March 18, 2019 at 2:41 pm The Guardian newspaper has refused to publish a letter…
Nominations for Conference Arrangements Committee
Please nominate the two Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance (CLGA) backed candidates standing in this year's elections to the Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC). They need nominations from CLPs (deadline 14 June). The…
A letter from 12 Holocaust survivors – defending Jeremy Corbyn
Published by the Sunday Times 17 March 2019. The text of the letter:- JEWISH VIEW ON LABOUR PARTY The Equality and Human Rights Commission is launching an investigation into whether…
A rebuttal of attacks on Jeremy Corbyn
The journalist Peter Oborne, who is sympathetic to the Tories, has reviewed Tom Bower's book 'Dangerous Hero: Corbyn's Ruthless Plot For Power' Oborne's review rebuts some of the false allegations…