Campaign Briefings
26th November NEC Away Day – CLP Reps’ Report Jess Barnard, Gemma Bolton and Yasmine Dar report on Labour’s National Executive Committee Away Day. We began the meeting with obituaries to lately departed Labour figures, including John Prescott who did so much to champion the working class and understood the need for Labour to […]
on 01.11.24 Article Tels Tales NovemberTEL’S TALES OCTOBER /NOVEMBER THE TWO – CHILD BENEFIT LIMIT HAS PUSHED WHOLE HOUSEHOLDS INTO POVERTY. LABOUR MUST REPEAL IT! (This is taken from an article in The Guardian by Amelia Gentleman). One of the Conservatives’ flagship austerity initiatives, the two-child policy was designed to teach parents that “children cost money” and to discourage them […]
on 31.10.24 Campaign Don’t forget Forde!Four years on from the leaked report revealing the horrendous behaviour of the Labour bureaucracy in the early years of Jeremy Corbyn’s Leadership, and despite the Forde report two years ago proposing a series of recommendations to address the systemic issues of racism, misogyny, and the monoculture of Labour’s workplace, the Labour Leadership’s behaviour in the run-up to this year’s General Election (GE) showed that zero lessons have been learned and the factionalism, rule-breaking, and institutional racism is worse than ever.
on 17.09.24 Article CLPD at Labour Party Annual Conference 2024Yellow Pages CLPD’s daily briefing at annual conference ‘Yellow Pages’ will be published here every day. Sunday: Yellow_Pages_Sunday_22_September_2024 Monday: Yellow_Pages_Monday_23_September_2024 Tuesday: Yellow_Pages_Tuesday_24_September_2024 Wednesday: Yellow_Pages_Wednesday_25_September_2024 National Constitutional Committee Please vote for the following candidates: Rachel Garnham Emine Ibrahim Dave Levy Khaled Moyeed Fringe meetings CLPD fringe meetings are at Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, L1 […]
on 17.09.24 Article CLPD at Women’s Conference 2024Fringe event CLPD pre-Women’s Conference Get-Together 5-6pm, Friday 20 September Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, L1 3BT. With Jean Crocker and Selina Norgrove, Women’s Conference Arrangements Committee (in a personal capacity) with their update and guide to Women’s Conference. Calling all delegates and visitors to this year’s Annual Women’s Conference, come and join us […]
on 17.09.24 Article CLPD at ConferenceGoing to Conference? Make sure you don’t miss both our fringe meetings at Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, L1 3BT Saturday, 21st September, 6.30pm Party Democracy – The Key to Labour’s Success in Government Chair: Lizzy Ali Speakers: Richard Burgon MP ~ Matt Wrack – General Secretary, FBU Steve Witherden MP ~ Carol Mochan […]
on 16.09.24 Campaign Briefing Campaign Briefing, issue 84, autumn 2024Issue 83 of Campaign Briefing, the CLPD publication for CLPs and Labour Party members is now available.
on 27.08.24 Campaign Vote now in Labour’s NEC and NPF electionsVote for candidates supported by the Centre-left Grassroots Alliance in Labour’s internal elections 2024.
on 25.08.24 Campaign Model contemporary motions for Annual Conference 2024Model motions for Labour Party Annual Conference 2024
on 25.08.24 Article Tel’s Tales, August / September 2024“I WAS THERE AT THE BIRTH Of THE NHS” “Aged 20, I joined the civil service in the Ministry of Health. The minister, of course, was Nye Bevan. Sensing that morale was low, Nye called all staff to Westminster Central, Hall. Without rhetoric and with no notes, he spoke about the need for a national […]
on 22.07.24 Article Preparing for Labour Party Women’s Conference 2024Preparing for Labour Party Women’s Conference Labour Party Women’s Conference takes place on 21 September in Liverpool, immediately prior to Labour’s Annual Conference. Despite being deprioritised by the Party in recent years, and reduced to a one-day tag-on to Annual Conference, it is still a great opportunity to hear women’s voices and pass policy on […]
on 22.07.24 Article Rule changes for Annual Women’s Conference 2024Suggested rule changes for Annual Labour Party Women’s Conference 2024 Rule Change 1 Chapter 11A National Labour Party Women’s Committee & Conference; Clause V Labour Party Women’s conference Amend clause 2: Replace ‘The NEC’ with ‘The National Women’s Committee’ So it reads: The National Women’s Committee will determine the basis for delegations of women to […]
on 10.07.24 Article Rule changes for Labour Conference 2024CLPs are encouraged to consider submitting a rule change proposal to this year’s Annual Conference. The NEW deadline for CLPs to submit a rule change is 12 noon, Wednesday 31 July. CLPD’s recommended rule changes for consideration can be found here. The Party’s current Rule Book is attached here.
on 09.07.24 Campaign Nominate grassroots centre-left candidates for internal electionsThis year there are elections to the CLP Sections of: the National Executive Committee (NEC), the National Policy Forum (NPF), the National Constitutional Committee (NCC) and the Women’s Conference Arrangements Committee (WCAC). The NEW deadline for CLPs to submit their nominations is 12 noon, Wednesday 31 July. CLPD is encouraging CLPs to nominate the candidates […]
on 30.06.24 Article Tel’s Tales, June / July 2024“THE FINANCIAL MEMORY SHOULD BE ASSUMED TO LAST NO MORE THAN 20 YEARS” J K GALBRAITH Private Eye suggests that the Labour Party has a short memory. Shadow City Minister, Tulip Sadiq, has promised to “tear down the barriers to competitiveness and growth”. This carries echoes of the last Labour Government’s “light touch”regulation. This was […]
on 17.05.24 Article What should be the membership criteria for the PLP?In light of the decision to welcome Natalie Elphicke into the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), whilst keeping both Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott outside of the PLP, CLPs may wish to pass the model motion below and send it to the NEC. Model motion This CLP calls on the NEC to consider the Party’s membership […]
on 27.04.24 Article Tel’s Tales, April / May 2024PARLIAMENTARIANS CALL FOR HALT TO ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL Extract from the joint letter from Zarah Sultana MP, and 130 or so Parliamentarians, calling for a halt to arms sales to Israel: “‘Business as usual’ for UK arms exports to Israel is totally unacceptable. Both domestic and international law require the government to prevent the […]
on 09.04.24 Campaign Support Grassroots Women for Women’s Conference Arrangements CommitteeSupport Zoe Allan, Jean Crocker and Rathi Guhadasan for the Women’s Conference Arrangements Committee.
on 04.04.24 Article Model Motion for CLPs: Suspend UK weapons supplies to IsraelCLPs that support the suspension of weapons supplies from the UK to Israel, may wish to consider the model motion set out below. Suspend the provision of weapons and weapons systems to Israel This CLP notes: On 3 April an open letter, signed by more than 600 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges, including former Supreme […]
Resource Labour Party Rule Book 2024The 2024 Party Rule Book can be found here:
on 28.02.24 Article Nominate left candidates for Labour’s NECThe Campaign for Labour Party Democracy is supporting the Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance candidates for the National Executive Committee: Please do your best to ensure that your CLP nominates Jess BARNARD, Gemma BOLTON, Yasmine DAR and Mish RAHMAN. ACTION ALERT: Retweet here // FB share here to show your support. CLPD is backing nominations for the […]
on 23.02.24 Article Tel’s Tales, February / March 2024MORE COMMENT ON THE RIGHTS OF THE PALESTINIANS Labour must build on – not step back from – its commitments to immediate recognition of the state of Palestine and an end to the blockade, occupation and settlements as outlined in 2017 and 2019 Labour Manifestos, and in the motions overwhelmingly passed by the Party’s annual […]
on 30.01.24 Article Labour Left Podcast with CLPD Co-chair, Rachel GarnhamThe latest Labour Left Podcast catches up with Rachel Garnham, the Co-Chair of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD), whilst she prepares for their fiftieth Annual General Meeting on 11th February 2024. Most of the content is timeless and of general interest to anyone who wishes to find out more about the CLPD. You […]
on 03.01.24 Campaign Briefing CLPD Women’s Newsletter, Winter 23-24Ceasefire NOW! The devastating situation of women in Gaza Israeli air strikes and ground attacks in Gaza have killed over 22,000 Palestinians since 7 October and left more than 57,000 injured. Thousands more are buried under the rubble. Around 68% of Palestinians killed in Gaza are women and children. Nearly 8,000 children have been killed. […]