Preparations for the Annual Conference and the Women’s Conference need to be made now.

Noon on Friday 27th June is the deadline for:

1) the election of CLP delegates to Conference;

 2) the submission of proposed rule changes;

 3) the nominations of candidates for internal Party elections.

1) Election of CLP delegates to Annual Conference

Conference would benefit from CLPs electing delegates who support Party democracy and the necessary discussion of the direction our Party is taking.

2) Rule Changes

Here as a Word document and as a PDF, are some model rule changes (Constitutional Amendments). CLPs are encouraged to consider submitting one of them to Party Conference. These rule changes cover the following issues:

–  Party members need an Ombudsperson to tackle injustice in the Party;

–  CLPs should be allowed to increase the accessibility of their meetings by making them hybrid;

– The method of election of the National Policy Forum CLP Section needs changing, to be more representative, so it can make better policy.

3) Labour Party internal elections 2025

This year there are elections to the CLP Sections of:

– the Conference Arrangement Committee (CAC);

– the National Constitutional Committee (NCC);

– the National Women’s Committee (NWC).

– There is also an election for the Disabled Members Representative on the CAC.

CLPs are encouraged to nominate the candidates supported by the Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance (CLGA). The candidates’ names (and Party membership numbers) are set out below. Statements from the CLGA supported candidates are attached, linked here as a Word document and as a PDF.

Nominations need to be submitted by CLP secretaries/Women’s Branch secretaries (for the National Women’s Conference). All of these posts are elected in September at the Annual Conference, except for the National Women’s Committee which is elected at the Women’s Conference, also in September.
 
Candidates backed by the CLGA in 2025:

CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE – (CLP Section)
Jack Ballingham (L1766555)
Jean Crocker (L1306356)
 
CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE – (Disabled Members Representative)
Barbara Roberts (L1176388)
 
NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE – (CLP Section)
Rachel Garnham (A777413)
Nicodemus Leo (L3125396)
Dave Levy (A006829)
 
NATIONAL WOMEN’S COMMITTEE – CLPs
Zoe Allen (L1393044)
Jean Crocker (L1306356)
Rathi Guhadasan (L1362546)
Liz Martin (L1193050)
Caoimhe Ni Dhonaill (L1964420)
Sandra Wyman (L1640558)

National Policy Forum

The deadline for submissions to the National Policy Forum is Sunday 8^th June.

The National Policy Forum is made up of six Policy Commissions, each responsible for a different area of policy. They include:

• Kickstart economic growth
• Make Britain a clean energy superpower
• Break down barriers to opportunity 
• Build an NHS fit for the future
• Safer streets
• Britain reconnected

The six commissions have released consultation papers each consisting of questions to which we have from now until Sunday 8th June to respond. Momentum has produced suggested responses  to each of the commissions to take to your next CLP meeting. The proposals in this document are based on policies Momentum have supported in the past, including at our Members’ Convention in 2024, recommended submissions to the NPF in 2023 and recommended motions.

Momentum’s recommended submissions are here.

.CLPs can submit as much as a response to every question from every commission, or just one question from one commission. You can find out more about the process here.

The above information is compiled from briefings from the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy and Momentum.

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