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Back Susan Press and Christine Shawcroft for the NEC

11th August 2010

The LRC is supporting our vice chair Susan Press and National Committee member Christine Shawcroft for election to the Labour Party NEC this year. Labour Party members will receive ballot papers for the NEC elections in September, and we urge all members and supporters to vote for Susan and Christine - and to urge fellow party members to do so too.

Both Susan and Christine are committed to reporting back and being accountable to all Labour Party members, to extending party democracy, to break from New Labour and to build a Labour Party on core Labour values of peace, socialism, justice and equality. Please download the statements in support of Susan Press and Christine Shawcroft, and distribute them to your fellow party members

Susan and Christine were democratically elected by LRC conference 2009 to go forward as LRC reps on the centre-left slate. Unfortunately, despite extensive negotiations, there was no consensus to form a Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance this year, and so we urge members to vote for Susan and Christine.

Joe Marino, BFAWU General Secretary said:

“I am supporting both Susan Press and Christine Shawcroft for the Labour Party NEC because of their lifelong commitment to the party and to restoring full democracy to Labour conference and every part of our party.

“They also value the party’s vital links with its trade union base, and are committed to strengthening these links to make our party more reflective of the needs of ordinary working people”

Download the article supporting Susan and Christine by John McDonnell MP and the LRC’s joint secretaries.