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Vote, Vote Vote for Seema and Billy

18th July 2017

Conference Arrangements Committee elections

VOTE FOR THE LEFT SLATE: SEEMA AND BILLY!

It is vital that that Party Conference is taken back for grassroots members.

Look out for an EMAIL with a link to vote, from Labour HQ. They will be going out this week.

NB You will NOT ordinarily receive a paper ballot paper unless you have not given the party an email address.

Vote for the Grassroots Candidates!

Seema Chandwani X

Billy Hayes X

Seema Chandwani says, “In June Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto won additional seats and votes for Labour. We now need a Labour Conference that helps increase that support. If elected I will press for greater democracy and stand up for ordinary members.

Seema Chandwani (Tottenham CLP) is a Constituency Labour Party Secretary. Seema has been nominated by 152 Constituency Labour Parties.

Billy Hayes says, “Labour’s members are key to winning the next General Election. So Labour’s Conference needs to hear their voice, back the Corbyn leadership and set a clear agenda that is ‘for the many, not the few’.

Billy Hayes (Mitcham and Morden CLP) is a former General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union. Billy has been nominated by 154 Constituency Labour Parties.

Campaigning for a Labour Victory

NB - National Consitutional Committee is elected at Conference by delegates - but CAC is a One Member One Vote ballot.

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Do you Live outside the UK?

Dear Comrades,

There are a number of us who are members of the LRC, who live outside the UK. I think it would be useful to get together (virtually) to discuss the situation in Labour International and what we as LRC members might want to do together. The Left has taken control of the LICC (our CLP Executive) but we are facing apparent attempts by Labour HQ Staff to block straightforward initiatives, such as re-establishing a proper branch structure, participate in canvassing, holding people accountable for their actions and being able to run effective campaigns.
Please get in touch,

Colin O Driscoll (LI Co-Chair)
colin.s.odriscoll@gmail.com

Background

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Please see our Labour Briefing Website here: LabourBriefing.org [continue...]

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Rail bosses are using the recession as an excuse to attack jobs and conditions and cut back on services and essential rail works, and hike rail fares - as LEAP research suggested they would. Thousands of jobs are being threatened or have been lost. At the same time rail fat cats are raking in big profits and bonuses on the back of the most expensive fares in Europe. Make no mistake: as the recession worsens so will the attack on rail workers and rail services. [continue...]

The campaign calling on the Government to abandon its plans for privatisation of Royal Mail. The Government has introduced the Postal Services Bill to part-privatise the Royal Mail. With our affiliate union CWU we are fighting to Keep the Post Public! [continue...]

The campaign to demand the Government funds improvements to all existing council housing, and to start building first class council homes to address housing need. For more information see Defend Council Housing website. [continue...]