NB a pdf version of this report is available here. On the eve of the formal meeting Keir Starmer hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street to thank the NEC, my first time inside since Harriet Harman’s summer drinks in 2008. This was followed by dinner and a full day at the party’s Southwark headquarters, […]
NB a pdf version of this report is available here. After recovering from the excitement of the election, NEC subcommittees met in advance of the next full NEC meeting on 26 November. Here are some notes – as always, comments and questions welcome. Complaints and Disciplinary Sub-Committee, 5 November 2024 During the run-up to the […]
NB a pdf version of this report is available here. The committee met twice in 2024. Although campaigning rightly took precedence, the long gap after the previous meeting in September 2023 did not allow members to discuss council elections, parliamentary candidates and campaign strategies as they developed. Eventually we caught up on Zoom. REC Meeting, […]
NB a pdf version of this report is available here. The mood in Liverpool was less exuberant this year as Labour confronts the realities of government amid the wreckage inherited from the Tories. Nevertheless there was real satisfaction in being able to act, not just to talk, in listening to Labour ministers for the first […]
NB a pdf version of this report is available here. This was the shortest meeting I can remember, with just two main items: electing a new general secretary, and arrangements for conference. On the first I was involved in longlisting and shortlisting as well as the final decision, and had no doubts that Hollie Ridley […]
National Women’s Committee, 12 August 2024 This was the first meeting under a Labour government, and members celebrated the election of 190 Labour women MPs. Arrangements for the women’s conference on Saturday 21 September should be published on the website soon. It will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a reception on the […]
NB a pdf version of this report is available here. The NEC met under a Labour government for the first time in 14 years, and members were in good spirits. Seven colleagues were congratulated on their election as MPs, and therefore were no longer eligible to serve in their former sections. They included socialist societies […]
NB a pdf version of this report is available here This replaced the meeting scheduled for 28 May and took us straight from the local elections into the thick of the general election campaign. Rishi Sunak’s decision seems to have surprised his own party more than Labour, which has been preparing for months, but better […]
NB a pdf version of this report is here. The meeting opened with tributes to Steve Swift, Tommy McAvoy, John Tomlinson, Ruth Henig, Alistair Darling, Ronnie Campbell, Roy Roebuck, Hanzala Malik and Tim Brighouse. General secretary David Evans said the date for calling a general election on 2 May had now passed. This was disappointing, […]
NB a pdf version of this report is available here. The next full meeting of the NEC is on Tuesday 26 March 2024. Before then, here is a report on recent subcommittees – as always, please mail annblack50@btinternet.com with any questions or comments. Equalities committee, 7 March 2024 Anneliese Dodds, shadow secretary for women and […]