Ballot papers for the NEC election will be sent to party members between 10 and 14 July with website voting due to be available online from 14 July. The ballot…
National Executive Committee, 3 June 2014 Ann Black
The NEC congratulated newly-elected councillors and MEPs and thanked members, trade unions and party staff for their hard work. In July David Sparks will become Chair of the Local Government…
Centre Left candidates for Labour’s executive launch their campaign
By Jon Lansman Six candidates backed by the Centre Left Grassroots Alliance today launched their campaign to be elected to Labour’s national executive committee as constituency party representatives. Constituency parties…
Report of the National Executive Committee meeting of 25 March – Christine Shawcroft
We usually have obituaries at NEC meetings, mostly of people I never knew, but this time it was for someone who I knew very well. The Chair asked if anyone…
National Executive Committee, 4 February 2014 Ann Black
This meeting was called to agree the proposals for party reform which will go to the special conference on 1 March. The paper before us was labelled Draft 18, and…
National Executive Committee 28 January 2014 by Ann Black
Ed Miliband opened the meeting. He said that at conference Labour had set out important policies on energy bills, childcare, housing and the bedroom tax, and was now moving on…
National Executive Committee 4 & 5 November 2013 by Ann Black
The Chair Angela Eagle welcomed members to the first meeting after conference, an opportunity to review our aims, objectives and strategies for the year ahead. Deputy leader Harriet Harman stressed…
Report of the national executive committee (NEC) meeting held on 17 September 2013 Christine Shawcroft
The NEC before Conference is usually dominated by conference arrangements, arguing about constitutional amendments, and so on, but this meeting was overshadowed by the Collins review of party “reform”. Not…
National Executive Committee, 16 July 2013
The NEC welcomed Jonathan Ashworth MP, who replaces Tom Watson, to his first meeting, and thanked Tom for his contribution in various capacities over the years. Matthew McGregor of Blue…
Draft model motion: Keep the party Labour – No to primaries
This CLP notes that Ray Collins is reviewing the use of primaries in the selection of Labour’s candidate for London Mayor and for other elections. This CLP notes from the…