Free School Meals and scrapping the two-child benefits cap were amongst the casualties as the Labour Leadership rejected all amendments which entailed spending or investment.
Tag: Labour Party Democracy
National Policy Forum showdown? – Rachel Garnham, CLPD
Labour's National Policy Forum meets this weekend on the back of yesterday's by-elections and the growing row over Stamer's support for the two-child benefit cap.
Mish Rahman responds to factional and undemocratic blocking in parliamentary selection process
"As a two term, currently elected member of Labour’s NEC, I have chaired panels for longlisting in other Parliamentary selections – I am therefore allowed to longlist candidates but not to be longlisted myself."
Labour must end the purges, cast aside McCarthyism & move on – Jon Trickett
"We have a party management process which is focussed on breaking our democratic norms, rupturing with our historic objectives of social justice, & driving members out of the party." - Jon Trickett MP
Move on Lawson shows Starmer’s purge & stitch-up culture is out of control
"Kicking out Neal & anyone who is prepared to think independently of the most hard-line right-wing faction in the party does not bode well.” - Jon Cruddas.
Labour’s “playground bullies” expel Neal Lawson
“The party machine is no longer run in this long and rich spirit of pluralism. It has been captured by a clique who see only true believers or sworn enemies. They are behaving like playground bullies.”
Glenda Jackson’s admirable dedication to fairness – Simon Fletcher
Simon Fletcher remembers Glenda Jackson's "admiral dedication" to fairness, and the mayoral selection where she stood up for members' rights and the democratic principles of the Labour Party.
Defending Labour’s democracy matters – Simon Fletcher
Read Simon Fletcher's case by case analysis of the attacks on Labour Party Democracy.
‘Let Members Decide’ statement launched as opposition grows to Starmer’s stitch ups
This week a range of campaigning organisations, Labour members and affiliates have supported an appeal for support for a statement entitled ‘Let the members decide – for Labour Party Democracy.’
Selections, environmental commitments and more – Coll McCail and Lauren Harper report-back from the Scottish Executive Committee
"SEC members raised concerns from Party members that local candidates were being squeezed out of the Westminster selection process" - Coll McCail and Lauren Harper report-back from the latest meeting of the SEC.