Labour was the second biggest party in the House of Commons, with MPs out of seats, when Parliament was dissolved on 6 November.
Jeremy Corbyn. He is a year-old former union official, and has been an MP for just over 36 years. He became leader in in a surprise election win.
He had never previously been a government minister or held high office in the Labour Party. He has a loyal fan base as an anti-war, and anti-spending cuts, campaigner. Labour needs to win 83 more seats than it had when Parliament was dissolved to form a government on its own, without having to seek a coalition deal with other parties.
It sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it win the election. Labour wants to renegotiate Boris Johnson's Brexit deal and put it to another public vote. The referendum would be a choice between a "credible" Leave option versus Remain. Under its Leave option, Labour says it will negotiate for the UK to remain in an EU customs union, and retain a "close" single market relationship.
This would allow the UK to continue trading with the EU without checks, but it would prevent it from striking its own trade deals with other countries. Labour is a socialist party - that means it wants to tax the rich to pay for better public services, give workers more rights and take control of things like the railways, the Royal Mail, energy and water supply, so they are not run for private profit. According to the most recent figures, in July, Labour had , members.
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New Energy Apprenticeship. Housing Future Fund. Rewiring the Nation. Modernise Australia's energy grid to spur growth in cheap, green renewable energy production.
Labor's Electric Car Discount. Make electric vehicles cheaper so that more families who want them can afford them. Power to the People. At the local level, the Labour Party is organised into local branches. The CLP organises support in each Parliamentary constituency and in normal circumstances is responsible for the selection of Labour candidates for parliamentary elections.
Having secured their way onto the ballot paper, candidates are then voted on by party members, affiliated supporters, and registered supporters in a preferential ballot. Each eligible voter has one vote. The elected leader is the candidate who receives over half of the votes.
A leadership contest can also be provoked through a challenge to the sitting leader. The incumbent leader is automatically on the ballot alongside the name of their challengers, and the voting system is the same as in the case of a race triggered by resignation.
This is the process under which Owen Smith mounted a bid to Jeremy Corbyn in Jeremy Corbyn lost such a vote in June , but refused to resign. Labour Party policy can be made in several ways. Any member can individually submit an idea on the Labour Policy forum website or participate in a local or regional policy discussion. The National Policy Forum, made up of representatives of the various groups within Labour, receives and engages with these policy ideas.
They also conduct regular reviews of existing Labour policy. These are made up of specialists stemming from all areas of the party, including the Parliamentary Party, the NEC, and grassroots activists. Delegates are picked by members to vote at the conference. They must have been party members for at least a year and come from constituency parties, Trade Unions and other groups within the Labour movement.
The vote is on entire policy documents, not the details included within the proposals. When having to make smaller, day-to-day policy decisions, especially regarding House of Commons votes when in opposition, decisions are typically made by the leadership of the Parliamentary Labour Party.
Candidates for parliamentary elections are usually picked at the recommendation of their local Constituency Labour Party, but the NEC reserves the right to make the final decision. Swipe to read more.
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