The move comes after Kim Leadbetter (centre), who was not a party member before being selected to contest the Batley and Spen by-election, won a Commons seat
Gap-year scheme is ‘first step towards conscription’
SOCIALISTS in the Labour Party have slammed proposed rule changes restricting candidate selection and public involvement as a “bureaucratic power grab.”
The plans put forward to the party conference would mandate compulsory training for members standing for selection and a probationary period for new members, according to details seen by LabourList.
The party’s national executive committee (NEC) will decide whether to approve the proposed constitutional amendments at a meeting due tomorrow.
Your Party can become an antidote to Reform UK – but only by rooting itself in communities up and down the country, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
With ‘Your Party’ holding its founding conference in Liverpool this weekend, JEREMY CORBYN speaks to Morning Star editor Ben Chacko about its potential, its priorities — and a few of its controversies too
