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Contemporary motions at Labour Party conference

26th August 2010

Democracy returns to Labour Party conference this year as CLPs again have the right to submit motions to conference and delegates to vote on them. CLPs have until 12 noon on 17 September to submit a contemporary motion to conference.

The criteria are:
• Motions must refer to an issue which arose after the publication of the reports of the National Policy Forum (NPF), Policy Commissions or National Executive Committee on 31 July or has not been substantively addressed in those reports.
• Motions must not exceed 250 words
• Motions must be on one subject only

The LRC has drafted two motions on Tax Justice (download pdf file) and on the Lawful Industrial Action Bill (download pdf) and we urge you to try to get one passed by your CLP. Please email (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to let us know if you get either of these motions passed (CLPs can only submit one contemporary motion or rule change to conference).

For more information on LRC campaigning for the Lawful Industrial Action Bill see our campaign news

For more information on the issue of Tax Justice, see Richard Murphy’s recent Guardian article and the Tax Justice Network website.