LLL announces Labour executive slate | Socialist Action 1983

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Liaison (LLL), the umbrella organisation of the left wing of the Labour Party has announced its slate for the 1987 National Executive Committee of the Labour Party.

The slate is -CLP section: Diane A000l. Herler, Ren ,Eric Ken Liv lestulc.

Richardson, "eNnus Skinner, Audrey Wise; WUIC D OCLLU• Margaret Beckett, Linda Bellos, Joan Maynard, Short treasurer: Gavin Ann Pettifor, Strang.

The Labour Committee (LCC) has • also decided its slate for tuc colsulucicy ocullvil.

Diane Abbott, Blunkett, Robin Cook, vıe acac a Richardson, Audrey.

Wise.

The difference berween une iwo stales.

therefore, is that the LCC is trying to. knock Skinner off the NEC and prevent Eric Heffer being re-elected Ken Livingstone, who refused to be on the LCC sate despite their nomination, revealed in last week's Tribune that LCC menDers so dil c persuade Joan Ruddock to run votes trom benn and •kinner he ouoles LCC executive member Lesley Smith, who anackea mh 1 luc previous week's Tribune, as arguing that KosocK soulu slalu because 'that is the best chance of reducing the Skinner' The LCC's slate is MUSIC all the more hypocritical given their alleged support for the demands of the Committee and Black OCLLUk within the Labour Party. Meacher voted for the original March NEC resolution attacking Black Sections Meacher both voted for ine renoa di bllal Ull Atkin as a parlamentary candidate DulKcil ulaymus o nominent role in the campaign against her.

Robin Cook has an article in last week's Tribune putting forward his candidature for the NEl. He aoesn l even mention women or Black secuolls As Livingstone "The WEbLe louic.

LCC should ask itself whv it continues to give priority to work on women and black issues whlle volng lor tluse who do not The reason is that for the LCC supporting the demands of women and black people within the party is just a tig leaf for hiding its real goal which is to attack the lett.

Last year the right wing gave strong support to LCC candidates. The 'Forward Labour'.

organisation called for votes tor bilnkell, Meacher, and Ruddock.

This year the right wing will almost certainly endorse Blunkett, Meacher, Cook and