Attempt to block review of Labour women's organisation

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WOMEN AND the labour movement sutfered a severe setback last week when supporters of the right wing, Militant, and Briefing combined forces at the National Labour Women's Committee to sabotage the consultation and review of Labour's women's organisation agreed by last year's party conterence. The mechanism involved was the National Labour The background to this development was the vote Rather than discuss hold strengthenof Given historical on the of Mandy Moore, ot camLOT the AGM. of the These WelC the con- who been giving to positions.

AGM of convened meeting NEC set for based on They no set of for the Carry who had fight the whole consultation They proposed for the on their This the by the By This the tant of the election by ference.

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wing introducing strengthen adopted detailed thening tional Committee encourage Mandy back in wullicu movement meeting mittee ly will lo tion proposals forward.

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Women's Committee (NLWC) proposing to make no recommendations to this year's Labour women's

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