It's the 'all out' elections in Leeds on Thursday 3rd May, if you haven't made your mind up yet or just want to see what you'll get by voting Labour please take a look at our manifesto: https://leedslabour.com/2018/03/30/leeds-labour-manifesto-2018/
Elections: Tories Copy & Paste Cock-Up
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Yesterday Haringey Conservatives attempted to put out their message on Twitter - unfortunately for them it was Labour's message. https://twitter.com/SeemaChandwani/status/989120888594419712
Local Politics: The YEP Guide
Yorkshire Evening Post will be running a number of articles before the upcoming election. Here is their basic guide to what's going on. We even get a mention. https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/will-local-election-ballot-battle-transform-leeds-s-political-map-1-9126303
Council Elections: Labour Condemns ‘Racist’ Tory Leaflet
A flyer for the upcoming elections, produced by the Tories, for the seats in Havering (East London) have come under extreme scrutiny as Labour has pointed out that the language used is racially charged. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/mar/23/labour-condemns-tories-for-racially-charged-attack-on-sadiq-khan
Elections: Momentum Under Investigation
The Electoral Commission is investigating Momentum in reference to spending during the 2017 General Election. They said they spent £38,743 which is under the limit of £39,000 for an 'unauthorised registered non-party campaign group'. People are pointing out that Momentum appears to be quite misunderstood, e.g. https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/938769425003696130 https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2017/12/momentum-under-investigation-spending-057-cent-what-brexit-campaign-did
Elections: Tories Filibuster #VotesAt16
In a shameful show of political game-playing the Tories talked and talked and talked in Parliament today to avoid a full debate on allowing 16 year olds the right to vote. This move led to Deputy Speaker Eleanor Laing ruling that it wouldn't be right to force a vote with such little time to debate. … Continue reading Elections: Tories Filibuster #VotesAt16
Elections: Greens Urge Labour to Back Electoral Reform
With 75% of Labour MPs said to support proportional representation Caroline Lucas is asking the party to back a move for electoral reform. https://leftfootforward.org/2017/10/the-greens-are-calling-on-labour-to-back-electoral-reform-theres-never-been-a-better-time-to-do-so/ What are your thoughts, do you think PR is the way to go? Why not comment below or on our Facebook page?
Labour Party: Selections Open for Marginal Seats
Deadlines are not far away as the Labour Party seeks to select candidates to help secure the majority in the next election https://labourlist.org/2017/10/labour-opens-selections-for-15-key-marginals-as-corbyn-eyes-fresh-election/
GE2017: May Explains the Struggle
"We weren't prepared" says Theresa May after calling the snap election where she lost her majority - clearly! http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tories-were-unprepared-snap-election-11252868
Election 2017: The Long Read
Heather Stewart breaks down Labour's response to the snap election for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/22/the-inside-story-of-labours-election-shock-jeremy-corbyn
