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  • Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi.

    Candidate Statement

    My purpose on the NEC – to represent grassroots members

    Let’s face it – the left in the Labour Party is under existential threat. The policy gains and the process of democratisation under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership are being jettisoned. The response has to be solidarity and unity.

    If elected I will work with comrades to re-energise embattled grassroots members, advocating against militarism; for international solidarity with the oppressed; and for collective mobilisation in unions, CLPs and communities where resistance is building against racist threats, crumbling public services and attacks on working conditions.

    I will stand firm against proscription of left groupings; defend those unjustly accused; oppose antidemocratic actions by the leadership; and commit to open communication with members.

    My experience:

    Trade union activist since the 1970s; workplace rep in the NUJ and then NUT; vice-chair of Chingford and Woodford Green CLP 2016-20; currently Waltham Forest NEU International Solidarity Officer; Jewish Voice for Labour Media Officer.

    I have worked collaboratively with left organisations in the party and unions, defending socialist policies, democracy and members’ right to free speech.

    I am standing to add my voice to those of current left NEC reps Mish Rahman, Gemma Bolton and Yasmine Dar.

  • Jane Thomas – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    Jane Thomas – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from Jane Thomas.

    Candidate Statement

    Labour party activist and experienced campaigner in Sheffield with nearly 30 years experience at all levels – at various times Chair of my CLP, member of Labour’s Yorkshire Regional Board, National Policy Forum and parliamentary candidate in a key seat (Keighley). Former Head of England Team at Friends of the Earth where my team led the anti fracking movement – the largest sustained grassroots mobilisation for decades. Currently Yorkshire Bylines editorial board.

    I have played an active role in fairness and equality in the city – helping to shape the Our Fair City campaign following Sheffield’s Fairness Commission, former Chair of South Yorkshire Women’s Development Trust, and more recently setting up and running a local mutual aid group when the pandemic first appeared.

    I am a committed devolutionist (established and ran Campaign for Yorkshire), supporter of electoral reform and an active pro European (currently a member of Executive of the European Movement).

    It is vital we face outwards – take the fight to the Tories; focus on winning elections at all levels and in ALL parts of the country; be ambitious in our plan to win the next general election. Our communities deserve no less.

    I recommend also nominating Akehurst, Baxter, Duale, Singh Josan

  • Sam Theodoridi – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    Sam Theodoridi – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from Sam Theodoridi.

    Candidate Statement

    As a care worker, working in the public sector, I’m well aware of the cost of a Conservative Government. I’ve seen cuts to funding decimate the care sector, leaving staff demoralised, underpaid and overworked.

    We need a NEC whose sole focus is electing a Labour Government and Labour Councils up and down the Country. In Worthing, we are on the cusp of taking control of the local council for the first time. We have done that by putting aside factional concerns and working together to elect Labour Councillors who hail from across the Party politically.

    I believe that the work we’ve done in Worthing can be replicated nationally, and my main focus as a member of the NEC would be to get the Party campaign ready.

    This would mean:

    Supporting CLPs across the country to elect hardworking Councillors, some for the first time in history, to build up trust in the Labour Party at a local level;

    Recognising successful election campaigns and asking organisers for feedback on why they were successful, and how that can be replicated across the country;

    Delivering a manifesto that we’re proud of, and that people can believe.

  • Karen Self – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    Karen Self – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from Karen Self.

    Candidate Statement

    I joined the Labour Party in 1988 at the peak of Thatcherism, when attacks on worker’s rights and civil liberties were commonplace. I never thought I would see a worse Tory Government, but here we are in 2022 and the right wing extremists are in charge. The folly of Tory Party politics is now laid bare before us, with energy companies failing, a housing crisis, a cost of living crisis and NHS waiting lists at record levels. My Labour Party is one that is inclusive, diverse and representative of our society. I have no time for those who are just here to create division, those who are driven by the purity of their socialism. I am here to make a difference and we can only do that by winning. I believe under Keir Starmer the party has moved in the right direction. I am currently CLP secretary for Bristol North West. In this constituency we know how to win, we did it in 2017 and again in 2019. I will bring a winning mentality to the NEC. I believe in consensus decision making and won’t ‘throw my toys out of the pram’ if I don’t get my way.

  • Mish Rahman – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    Mish Rahman – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from Mish Rahman.

    Candidate Statement

    I was elected to Labour’s NEC in 2020 to ensure a strong voice for members and greater oversight over Party governance.

    I am now seeking re-election after a term where I have:

    – Strived to ensure fairness and due process on disciplinary panels
    – Continually argued for consistent implementation of the rulebook and opposed arbitrary decision-making
    – Regularly reported back via online calls, articles and social media
    – Worked with NEC reps from all sides to introduce new equalities structures, including a BAME Members’ Structure

    With a General Election looming towards the end of this term, I will work to deliver an election-winning party which will radically change the lives of millions for the better.

    That means supporting popular, member-backed policies like a Green New Deal, public ownership, rolling back privatisation of the NHS, repealing anti-trade union laws, advancing migrants’ rights, and internationalist solidarity.

    As a working-class man of Bangladeshi heritage, whose father campaigned in the 1980s against the National Front, I have always been a committed anti-racist activist.

    I am proud to be supported by the Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance and Momentum. Please also support Jess Barnard, Gemma Bolton, and Yasmine Dar.

  • Neeraj Patil – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    Neeraj Patil – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from Neeraj Patil.

    Candidate Statement

    Dear friends,

    I’m standing for the NEC because I passionately want our party to win the next General elections and frame policies that work for the many and not the few.

    We are undoubtedly a divided party, and split parties lose repeatedly. I don’t represent any of the ‘blocs’ and I’m proud to call myself an independent grassroots Labour activist. I have served as Lambeth Councillor for eight years and Mayor in 2010.

    I have served the NHS as a doctor for 27 years with extensive experience working in the front-line COVID-19 unit.

    I am aware of the policy priority in the NHS. The well-being of our citizens, especially given the ageing population and increase in mental and physical illnesses, will need looking after, now more than ever, which will be at the heart of my policy.

    I believe in zero-tolerance towards Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Anti-Hinduism, and any racial prejudice. I support open Parliamentary selections.

    I recommend nominating independent grassroots party members to the NEC to promote unity and end divisions within our party to win the next General elections.

  • David Littlefair – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    David Littlefair – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from David Littlefair.

    Candidate Statement

    TO WIN POWER WE MUST MOVE LABOUR BEYOND CITIES:

    The Labour Party’s biggest problem is how our membership, manpower and energy is so completely biased toward safe, metropolitan, city seats.

    I ask your support with real solutions that will ensure we are spending our time and energy in the right places. I want Labour representing towns like those in the North East where I grew up as much as big cities like London.

    Since 2019 I’ve ran Labour Beyond Cities. We work to redistribute Labour’s energy, skills and time away from cities with safe majorities and into towns where we have been losing support.

    You might have met me at the many swing seat phone banks we’ve ran, or have had a skilled activist assigned to you from our pool of volunteers.

  • Gurinder Singh Josan – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    Gurinder Singh Josan – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from Gurinder Singh Josan.

    Candidate Statement

    After four defeats, the Labour Party must win the next General Election and elect Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.

    I was elected to the NEC in the two recent elections and have worked tirelessly to help rebuild our organisation, fix our complaints systems, improve transparency and help make Labour into an election winning Party again. I hope to continue that work.

    I’m a Labour Party member of 34 years, Chair of Trustees at HOPE not Hate Charitable Trust, Vice Chair of Sikhs for Labour, Secretary of my Unite Branch, a school Governor and Central Council member of Socialist Health Association.

    The Labour Party has been and can again be the progressive alliance that delivers change. But to deliver change we must end factionalism and become again the ‘broad-church’ Labour Party that wins elections. Our values have always allowed members to differ on policy matters but we must be united on working to win power. It is only then that we can hope to renew, reconnect and rebuild trust with voters who have left us.

    Our community’s desperately need a Labour Government and I’ll ensure that is the NEC’s most important priority.

    Please also nominate Akehurst, Baxter, Duale, Thomas.

  • Deborah Hodson – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    Deborah Hodson – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from Deborah Hodson.

    Candidate Statement

    Deborah is a socialist African Caribbean woman, trade unionist and long-standing activist in the Camberwell and Peckham CLP and nationally in the labour movement. For more than a decade, she has campaigned for the Labour Party. Deborah is her CLP BAME Officer, working to recruit under-represented people to Labour and get them actively involved in one of the most deprived areas of the country.

    Black women are among the most deprived people in society and the most badly affected by the Tory government’s devastating policy of austerity and cuts and should therefore be in the forefront of the working-class fight-back. As an NEC member Deborah would fight for and be accountable to Labour members who need a strong voice at this crucial time for our party. She believes that the racism and attacks on Black communities in the UK that have resulted in the Grenfell fire tragedy, the Windrush scandal and continuing police brutality against Black men that reignited the Black Lives Matter movement, demand strong Black advocates in the Labour Party and wider labour movement. Deborah would oppose unfair disciplinary action against members and promote the value of natural justice.

    Deborah is a documentary filmmaker and visual artist.

  • Peter John Goodair – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    Peter John Goodair – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

    The candidate statement from Peter John Goodair.

    Candidate Statement

    I have been a lifelong supporter of the Labour Party. I am passionate about the need to bring about a fairer society, remove poverty and homelessness and address the underlying factors causing them. As a member of the NEC I will argue strongly for policies that will help deliver these objectives as well as improving the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged citizens. I also believe in the importance of improving public transport and implementing measures to combat climate change. I believe in the need for progressive taxation so that those who are well off bear a larger share of the tax burden. I have held significant roles in Whitehall including policy formulation in environment and health and safety and have a strong understanding of the machinery of government.