NEC votes to approve rule requiring motions for debate are deemed ‘contemporary’, it is understood
Debates sought by local Labour parties on issues like Brexit and electoral reform at the annual conference starting this weekend could be quashed by the leadership, after a series of rule changes passed on Tuesday.
The national executive committee, Labour’s governing body, voted on Tuesday to approve a series of rule changes, including one that requires motions for debate at the conference in Liverpool to be deemed “contemporary”, it is understood.
