🧵In 2018 I went to Liverpool for Labour Conference, an optimistic 1st time delegate, full of hope for the Party & what a Labour Government could achieve for our country following on from our awesome 2017 manifesto
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This week I’ve just completed a 2yr elected term on Labour’s National Executive Committee - & I can say, hand on heart, being close up & personal to the party showed me how immensely factional & rotten to the core the party is
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Jul 19, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
NEC
I told Keir what a wake up call it was to hear his name being booed at Durham’s Miners Gala whilst TU leaders like Mick Lynch were being cheered
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I told him we can’t play middle managers during a cost of living crisis.
Striking is a last resort for workers & as the Party of working people, workers need to know we really are on their side & stand with them.
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Oct 31, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
1984 was a pivotal political moment in time, for our class.
What Scargill said about Thatcher’s attack on the miners
“what they do to us today, they’ll do to you tomorrow” well he was spot on
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Thatcher wanted to smash our class & to do that she needed to defeat the mining communities & industries first
Our working class history is vital so having an inquiry into what happened during 1984
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Sep 17, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
NEC brief update
Proscriptions
We argued for the retrospective application of proscriptions to be re-considered - a significant number of NEC members did not agree to the process as implemented.
Due to NEC rules we’ll have to wait until Nov’s NEC meeting to bring changes
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Forde Report
We were told there had been a meeting with Forde & the GS to confirm timescales & were assured the report will be provided by November. (someone did raise in which year) 2021 for avoidance of doubt
We asked for Forde to attend the November NEC meeting
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Jul 21, 2021 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
NEC Report Part II
Anti-Black Racism Code of Conduct
We have asked for more consultation on this paper, so it was pulled from the agenda yesterday & will come back to the NEC following additional stakeholder engagement.
It’s vital we get this right and don’t rush it.
I will ask our Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority NEC Rep to communicate next steps a& current position on what is happening with the Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Conference
Jul 20, 2021 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
Forde Report update
GS advised he’d been in touch with Forde to agree for some elements of the report to be released by the autumn.
We requested Forde be invited to the next NEC or Special meeting, to provide a summary before publication, the GS agreed to request this.
We were advised that the only element of the report that won’t be available due to the ICO investigation, relates to the leaking of the original report.
May 25, 2021 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Quick NEC update - full report soon
I asked Keir if he accepted not restoring the whip to Jeremy continues to cause division within the party? others asked when the whip will be restored, we were told to ask the chief whip - I have emailed tonight.
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I asked if Keir would accept, it’s time to step aside, for a leader who could win for Labour in 2024, if we lose the Batley & Spen by-election given our current disastrous polling. This was not answered
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Feb 27, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
THREAD 👇🏽
At the NEC Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic working group on ‘BAME’ structures, the #GV5 pushed for our Black & Asian Minority Ethnic Labour members to have the final say
Members need to feel included & represented, we’ll update on progress of this point ASAP
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We requested parity on voting places for CLPs & TUs members to the National Black, Asian Minority Ethnic committee.
We pushed for regular equality data capture, to increase the visibility & self organisation of our Black, Asian Minority Ethnic members.
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