Comment and Template Motion on relations with the EU

There is clearly movement and an unease in the PLP about the inadequate aims and speed of negotiations with the EU. In this article, Starmer prepares for parliamentary battles over imminent EU ‘reset’ bill, Jessica Elgot suggested that there is movement on the “red lines”, but it is clearer on reading it that this is an attempt to accelerate UK agreement to the currently ongoing trade negotiations by increasing the powers of the relevant ministers.

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Labour women’s conference stitch-up

The left CLP representatives on Labour’s National Executive report from the National Executive of 2 December that the staff forced through a decision to have a trans-exclusive women’s conference although the trade union reps “raised concerns regarding their inclusive women’s policies and felt that, if such a Conference were to go ahead, they would be unlikely to be able to send delegations”.

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