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CLPs 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. […]