Labour Against the Speakers: Ken Livingstone, Anne Pettifor, Jane Stockton, Colin Talbot Chair: Jeremy Corbyn Saturday 1 October 6pm. Apollo Hotel, 135 Kings Road (opposite pier) Labour conference fringe meeting bying ference.
The NEC have recently changed their reasons for the closure of the party On National Agent David Hughes inCHINESI officers that irregularities the annual meeting of the constituenthat the party would be closed down.
In the NEC report the closure based on "failure to reply to a letter alleging irregularities in the AGM'. Since that time the administration of the been in the hands of the pointed local represenLauve Joe Tayl But was this same Joe Payn wild sialucu over l ministration of the AGN who would presumably have been responsible for any "irregularities.
The alleged irregularities (to which the Wythenshawe officers have had no proper right of reply) revolve around a ruling made Dy Payne, WYTHENSHAWE Labour Party are this week lobLabour Party conference to protest against the closure of the constituency by the National Executive Committee of the Labour party. They will be campaigning for à reference back of the item on Wythenshawe in the NEC report to the conthen the secretary/ agent CLP, delegates' papers had not come through were therefore not entitled vote.
Jones the shop workers USDA W Barclay Patois from the Amalgamated of Engineering Workers, challenged the ruling at the Barclay Patois has still not complained.
Neither did the ruling have any significant influence decisions taken at the AGM.
However Pat Jones, a well known right winger, has since linked up with NEC right to bring about the closure of the The result has been CLP in Wythenshawe since April - during both the local and general election.
The Wythenshawe executive completely demy any irregularities the AGM and in Pat Jones delegation. Officers like 7: year old Annie Shepherd, who has been in the party for 35 years Wythen shawe and attended many of its AGMS, refute the charge of irregularities at the 1983 AGM.
The Wythenshawe officers have now reconvened the constituency. More than 40 delegates attended its first reconvened David Hughes has called on 9 September. David this meetino invalid. the chair Councillor Alf Home ha: declared 'as far as we are concerned the Wythenshawe is now fully re-established.' Continue The NEC is determined to continue with its one-person constituency at al costs. They have encountered problems however. David Hughes has been unable to find sufficient numbers delegates to attend reconvened AGM since a large majority of both the Party ana trauc union delegates continue
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