EXCL: Labour general secretary David Evans revealed further details of the 'Organise to Win' new party structure in an all-staff meeting this morning. Here's what was said: labourlist.org/2021/08/exclus…
- Sources say video, data, targeting and membership mobilisation teams in particular are being downsized, with MeMo scrapped completely
- Evans acknowledged that some Labour employees feel the burden is falling mostly on junior, rather than senior, staff labourlist.org/2021/08/exclus…
- Evans said Labour would be “voter-centric”, i.e. “serving the needs of voters first”
- He stressed that Labour needs to be “lean and agile”, which it will achieve using a ‘hub-and-spoke’ model to “meet the needs” of voters labourlist.org/2021/08/exclus…
He also said Labour will work in "multidisciplinary teams" that will "adopt a product-mindset using agile ceremonies, be empowered to make decisions and encouraged to focus on rapid prototyping, deployment and iteration". 🤷♀️
I should correct the above tweet and clarify that David Evans did not say this himself, this was from the slides that he was presenting.
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NEW: Code of conduct on Islamophobia passed by Labour NEC. It includes the APPG on British Muslims definition of Islamophobia (with examples such as suggesting that Muslims, individually or as a group, pose a threat to British or European society, civilisation or values).
Naz Shah said: “This code of conduct confirms that the party takes Islamophobia extremely seriously and builds on the commitment we made when we adopted the APPG's definition two years ago. We must do everything we can to fight all forms of Islamophobia."
Afzal Khan said: “I welcome the party’s new code of conduct on Islamophobia. The code sets out clearly how to recognise and oppose misinformed and discriminatory perceptions and ideas about Muslims and Islam, with the ultimate goal of countering anti-Muslim racism.”
The new complaints process is going to Labour's NEC tomorrow, but it's hardly being talked about. At the moment, the ire of the Labour left is solely being directed at the plans to proscribe four groups.
Momentum has said "We oppose guilt by association", called it "cynical and desperate politics" and said it is an attempt to "drive Momentum and the broader left out" of Labour.
Unite has criticised the "proposed creation of a 'Star Chamber' to act as judge and jury for further proscriptions and purges". Understand the NEC papers refer to a panel that will look at other proscribing organisations in the future.
Keir Starmer speaking to broadcast media now: "Freedom Day is just the latest in a long list of slogans not backed up by policy." He says Labour wouldn't weaken the sensitivity of the app and wouldn't lift the restrictions at once today. He's kept the app and his bluetooth on.
Starmer raising questions over Boris Johnson now isolating at Chequers. "You would have thought given the amount of money spent refurbishing Downing Street he would have been happy staying there as the Chancellor has. But we know the Prime Minister likes to look for a loophole."
"This will not be Freedom Day for the 100,00 per day catching Covid, and the millions more being asked to isolate. It is far from freedom day for the 3.7 million clinically vulnerable who have once again been ignored."
•Deputy Leader, Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work: Angela Rayner
•Party Chair & Chair of Labour Policy Review: Anneliese Dodds
•National Campaign Coordinator: Shabana Mahmood
•Shadow Chief Whip: Alan Campbell
•Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer: Rachel Reeves
•Shadow Chief Secretary to HM Treasury: Bridget Phillipson
•Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs: Lisa Nandy
•Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department: Nick Thomas-Symonds
•Shadow Secretary of State for Justice: David Lammy
•Shadow Secretary of State for Defence: John Healey
•Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care: Jonathan Ashworth
Khalid Mahmood, shadow minister in Labour's defence team, quits frontbench in a piece for right-wing think tank Policy Exchange... He says Labour has been captured by a "London-based bourgeoisie".
Khalid Mahmood used a Policy Exchange pamphlet last year to defend Trevor Phillips when he was suspended over Islamophobia allegations.
He also briefly sought to become Labour's deputy leader last year.