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Local party begins search for Holyrood candidate

East Lothian Labour Party has started the process of selecting its candidate for the East Lothian constituency at next year’s Scottish Parliamentary election. Any party members interested in seeking selection for the candidacy are being invited to submit nominations by Wednesday 14th October. Once nominations close a selection committee of…

NEC nominations

At yesterday’s virtual All Members Meeting, the following candidates were nominated for the forthcoming NEC elections: CLP Division Luke Akehurst Ann Black Johanna Baxter Theresa Griffin Gurinder Singh Josan Terry Paul Michael Payne Paula Sherriff Shama Tatler Disabled Members Representative George Lindars-Hammond Treasurer Jalal Chaudry Members can find out more…

‘Reinvigorated’ Labour Friends of Forces relaunched on Armed Forces Day

Marking the 14th anniversary of Labour introduced Armed Forces Day and against the backdrop of a decade of Tory failure to invest in defence, Labour’s leadership has supported the relaunch of a renewed Labour Friends of Forces (LFF). With a new offer to members, fresh mission statement and support from…

Gray to retire as East Lothian’s MSP

East Lothian’s MSP Iain Gray has announced that he will not contest next year’s elections to the Scottish Parliament. Mr Gray, the former Scottish Labour leader who has served as the constituency’s MSP since 2007, has told local party members that he will not be asking them to re-select him…

Councillors launch campaign to stop SNP austerity cuts and protect local services

Local Labour Councillors have launched a “Stop the cuts: protect our local services” campaign calling on the SNP Government to end their austerity cuts and protect East Lothian’s vital local services. Over the past six years, the Council has been forced to make savings of £34million as a result of…

Members nominate Starmer, Murray and Baillie for leadership roles

Members of East Lothian Labour Party have voted to nominate Keir Starmer in his bid to be the party’s next leader and Ian Murray for the position of deputy leader. Both nominations were made on the first round of voting. The CLP also voted to nominate Jackie Baillie MSP for…

Martin endorsed by More United group to tackle extreme politics

Martin Whitfield has been selected by More United members along with 108 candidates from key marginal seats including Rosie Duffield, Labour, Luciana Berger, Liberal Democrat, and Paul Masterton, Conservative. The movement will provide funds and a boost of on the ground volunteers to help them get elected. More candidates selected…

7,000 local WASPI women will receive compensation package

Pay-outs of up to £31,000 will be made to compensate women who have been hit by unfair pension changes introduced by the Tories and Libdems, with an average payment of £15,000, Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell has announced. The scheme will be delivered within Labour’s first full five year term of…

Former PM joins county campaign trail

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined Labour candidate Martin Whitfield in Musselburgh to meet local activists and underline the important choice facing voters on 12 December. Mr Brown came to the town’s Fisherrow Centre with Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth to speak to the local Labour members about Martin’s…

10-point plan to eradicate child poverty

Scottish Labour radical 10-point plan to tackle child poverty, through profound and lasting “structural change”, would benefit 240,000 children in Scotland, including nearly 3,000 in East Lothian. The plan includes bold measures to scrap the discredited and punitive Universal Credit system, its perverse two-child limit and the benefits cap. This…

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