Campaign update & NEC candidates’ views
With Labour conference taking place next month, we're taking a look back at the progress we’ve made, the impetus we’ve built since the 2021 conference, and what we might expect from conference 2022.
This new blog appears on the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform (LCER) website. Earlier this year LCER became the formal host organisation of the Labour for a New Democracy team, while we continue to campaign as a broad coalition of ten organisations.
Meanwhile, the NEC election ballots are finally dropping today after some delay. Check out our updated summary of candidates' views. Plus, sign-up for our re-conference event for all pro-PR Labour members and affiliates: Countdown to conference on Wednesday 7 September.
From Brighton to Liverpool - Labour’s march towards electoral reform
By Joe Sousek & Sandy Martin
After revealing unprecedented demand for Proportional Representation from the Labour Party membership at last year’s annual conference, the Labour for a New Democracy (L4ND) coalition has stepped up campaigning across the whole labour movement. Over the last year we’ve seen dramatic progress amongst affiliated trade unions. The case for electoral reform across the entire Labour family, left to right, north to south, trade unionists to members, has never been more clearly heard or more strongly supported.…
Read the full article on Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform ➤
NEC candidates: views on PR
83% of Labour members and a majority of Constituency Labour Parties support Proportional Representation. But where do those standing to represent the membership on Labour’s National Executive Committee stand on PR? We asked the candidates for their views. Visit our NEC election page to see their responses.
Countdown to conference
Sign up and save the date for our pre-conference event for all pro-PR Labour members and affiliates, taking place at 19:00, Wednesday 7 September.
