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Dear Branch Secretary
I am standing to be the West Ham CLP Vice Chair campaigns at our Annual General Meeting in June and I am requesting the supportive nomination of your Branch.
I am a long standing member and activist in West Ham and have served the Party in a number of different roles,…Read more…
Dear JohnJust a reminder about our canvassing session tomorrow. And an invitation from Seyi Akiwowo to join West Ham Women’s Forum at the Women’s March tomorrow.
Canvassing
Saturday 21 Jan – Labour’s NHS Campaign Action Day
Meet 11am a…Read more…
She did not get an answer! Check out the motion here http://grayee.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/emergency-motion-to-tomorrow-labour.html. Read more…
Dear Member
Canvassing, street stalls, Christmas quiz and ‘affirmative nomination’ meetings
I have no idea what to say about President-elect Trump. So I won’t…
1. If you’ve been a member for over six months you should have received a letter n…Read more…
While one of the reasons why politics can be exciting is its unpredictability at times, there seems little doubt that Jeremy Corbyn will be announced the winner at the special conference on Saturday 24 September.
The latest YouGov poll predicts an ev…Read more…
What a terrific street art painting in my West Ham ward at Holbrook Road junction with Plaistow Road, West Ham. E15.
I am not sure if there is a William Blake connection but it does remind me of his famous poem (see below – one of my favourties). I un…Read more…
Last Thursday we had London Labour MEP, Mary Honeyford talking to the West Ham Labour General Committee and taking questions about the Socialist case to vote remain in the EU referendum.
Sunday lunchtime the Labour Party “Labour In” Battle bus came to…Read more…
On Saturday ward members from West Ham branch went out campaigning in Paul Street E15. We had 2 newly active members out with us for the first time ever “on the knocker”. They seemed to enjoy it – talking to residents, mastering the art of using …Read more…
In between Christmas and New Year I was laid low with the lergie so stayed in and managed to finish off inputting the “marked register” data for the ward onto the Party database “Contact Creator” for the 2015 General Election.
The register is an actua…Read more…
“This constituency believes the Trade Union Bill passed by the House of Commons and now about to be considered by the Lords shows this Government is determined to shackle the voice of working people via its attack on the trade unions.
This constituenc…Read more…
This evening I was with the Labour candidate for the Newham Boleyn ward by election, Veronica Oakeshott and comrades from East and West Ham Labour Party. We met outside Upton Park station in East Ham.
It was windy (#StormBarney) but only a little wet….Read more…
Today I drove down to Ashford in Kent with two other West Hammers, Anamul and Aleen, to support our former CLP Vice Chair, Gordon Miller. Gordon is standing to be a borough Councillor in Aylesbury Green ward. This is a Labour marginal seat …Read more…
Sign this Labour Party petition here (an incredible 344,000 people have so far done so).
There is a slight change of plan for tomorrow’s TUC Rally and lobby. Can residents from West Ham Constituency who wish to lobby Lyn Brown MP, please meet our Trad…Read more…
A little late but last Thursday West Ham CLP narrowly nominated, Jeremy Corbyn, as Labour leader ahead of Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper. Tom Watson, was nominated as Deputy leader beating Caroline Flint, Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle and Be…Read more…
There is an ongoing selection process to replace London Assembly Member, John Biggs, who has been elected as Mayor of Tower Hamlets and will be stepping down from his City and East London seat.
There are 18 candidates!
Greater London UNISON L…Read more…
This has been sent to all West Ham Labour Party members by Lyn.
“Firstly, I want to say a huge thank you for all your hard work and dedication during the General Election campaign. I am truly grateful for the support you have shown me and our party. It…Read more…
Labour’s London Mayor Nomination – 28 May 2015
I would like to invite you to West Ham Labour party’s all-member meeting on 28 May where we will decide whether to nominate candidates to stand for London Mayor.
After we’ve finished making nominations we hope you will stay and join us for a…Read more…
Hat tip to excellent local history website “E7 Now & Then” for a fascinating and topical post on the MPs who have served the Forest Gate part of West Ham North.
Amazing that we once had an Austro-Hungarian Baron as our MP, another who was re…Read more…
After our street stall today in Stratford many West Ham Labour Party members went off to canvass in the marginal seat of Ilford North to support Wes Streeting as its future Labour MP.
We were split between two large local canvass teams. It was a…Read more…
Only one week to go before the West Ham and Ilford North CLP “Stand Up For Labour” comedy event taking place at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East on Monday 9 March. Most tickets have now gone so click here to reserve your place on line before it is too…Read more…