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Priorities in the Labour Party

25th January 2010

The Labour Party is consulting on its manifesto for the General Election this year. You can submit policy ideas to http://www.labourspace.com/thechoice. Please copy any submissions to the LRC at: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Last year’s Labour Party annual conference agreed that the elections for the 55 CLP seats on the National Policy Forum would in future be decided by an OMOV ballot of the whole party membership. This was a rule change that the LRC actively supported along with other socialists and progressives in the party. Later in the year nominations will open for these positions. Can comrades start thinking about who the LRC could promote and support in these elections. Please submit names with contact details to: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Finally, CLP AGMs are approaching - so please do your best to get elected to branch, constituency or local government positions.  Some CLPs may also be deciding on their annual conference delegates earlier than usual, as parties will be asked to suspend meetings when the General Election is called. And also consider standing in parliamentary or local government candidate selections.

If you need further advice on any of the above issues please contact Gary Heather (Chair, LRC Labour Party Liaison Unit) on: 07918 170 901 or at: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

LRC members should actively support socialist candidates on the LRC slate in the General Election campaign.