Thread of important bits from Ann Black's characteristically comprehensive NEC report: annblack.co.uk/nec-report-24-…
Chair process now being formalised: "the NEC agreed that custom and practice regarding the election of the vice-chair and chair should be explicitly included in NEC procedures, and also that seniority should be based on total years on the NEC rather than continuous years".
Ann Black is "hoping" that general secretary David Evans issues a statement soon on the Corbyn NEC panel. @aliceperryuk mentioned in her report that Evans offered a "very welcome" clarification in the meeting.
Starmer "agreed that the report on Islamophobia was a source of concern and deserved an action plan" and said "there should be no hierarchy of discrimination".
On campaigning, Ann Black says: "National messaging needed to move on from “under new management”, and examples of Labour successes should be contrasted with threats of renewed austerity from the Tories."
A special NEC meeting will be held about Labour's response to the EHRC report (the draft action plan needs to be in by 10th). The NEC equalities committee will also meet before January.
Ann reports that there was "general support for time limits on verbal contributions" in NEC meetings (the one yesterday lasted around eight hours), but they didn't manage to resolve the question of whether all NEC members should be on Org Sub and disputes.
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