Rebuilding the Labour Left

(Motion to LRC AGM 05.09.20 From Graham Bash)

This LRC AGM recognises that:

• there is a need for significant changes in the way that left slates for internal Labour Party elections are drawn up;

• that the existing Centre Left Grassroots Alliance (CLGA) is not fit for purpose;

• that it needs to be replaced by structures that are transparent, democratic and participatory and which need to embrace the entire Labour left;

• that such new structures need to try to unify the Labour left, reach Labour’s mass membership, and look outwards to, and be based on, all those in struggle within the trade unions and beyond;

• that our selection of candidates must reflect the diversity of Labour’s membership and also be based on firm and, where necessary, intransigent socialist principles.

• and further we recognise that we must campaign both within and outside the CLGA to achieve these changes.

This AGM regrets particularly the exclusion of Jo Bird from the slate for CLP places but resolves to campaign in the forthcoming NEC elections for the CLGA slate and for those socialist councillors, including Jo, who are standing in the councillors’ section.

We recognise that building new ways of selecting slates is part of our struggle to rebuild the Labour left.

Please forward any suggested amendments to this motion along with the names of 10 supporting signatories to:

lrc.conferenceinfo2020@gmail.com

Supported by

Ben Sellers
Alison McGarry
Graham Bash
Cathy Augustine
Kay Green
Terry Conway
John McGrory
Austin Harney
Ian Illett
Pete Firmin
Steve Wright
Norman Wood
Gwynne Reddick
Ben Selby
Sohayalla Wilson
Nicolas Csergo