National Executive Committee 2018

Constituency parties now have the chance to nominate nine representatives for Labour’s National Executive. The candidates below are working to secure the election of a led Labour government. They will stand up for the Campaigning rights of members and are backed by: the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD), (JVL), Labour for a Labour Assembly Against Austerity (LAAA), Labour Briefing Co-op, Labour Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (LCND) and . victory Please urge your CLP to nominate these candidates by Friday 22 June.

Yasmine Dar Huda Elmi

Elected to the NEC in January 2018, My father’s favourite saying is, “If I am committed to changing our people come together, they can society for the better. I am a single even mend a crack in the sky.” mother, social worker, multi-faith Collectivism is at the heart of our prison chaplain and representative on labour movement, and as a maxim Manchester City Council. Proud of my has shaped my politics. That’s why I Asian roots, I have faced down strong am campaigning for reform to further challenges from UKIP and the BNP. democratise our Party.

Jeremy’s leadership has inspired so many to vote for I am a committed anti-racist, and I want use my us, with his policies to radically transform our country. position on the NEC to empower members to feel safe, I will fight for a party that is fair, transparent and above capable and encouraged in working to secure a Labour all else democratic. government.

Gorton CLP. Coventry South CLP. Membership Number: L1173052 Membership Number: L1432058

Rachel Garnham Ann Henderson

Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership has I am a member of Labour’s Scottish reinvigorated the Labour Party with Executive Committee who supports his anti-austerity plan for growth, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. I am and progressive anti-racist, anti- committed to the democratisation of war agenda. I fully support this the party. transformation and want to continue to work with Jeremy on the NEC to Previous employment includes: fifteen deliver a democratic socialist Labour government and years in the rail industry in Glasgow; community a more democratic, inclusive Labour Party. development work; parliamentary research; and Assistant General Secretary of the Scottish TUC. In nearly 25 years of Labour Party activism I’ve held numerous positions, including 10 years as CLP I have represented union members needing assistance Secretary. If re-elected I will continue to be a strong and worked with women in the labour movement to voice for grassroots members. establish women’s committee structures. Mid Bedfordshire CLP. Membership Number: A777413 Edinburgh Southern CLP. Membership No: A279236 Jon Lansman Navendu Mishra

A Labour member since 1974, I I was born in India and am proud worked with through to call Stockport my home. I was the 1980s and currently chair Labour’s parliamentary candidate Momentum’s governing body. I helped for Hazel Grove constituency in the mobilise tens of thousands of activists 2017 general election. I am an activist during the 2017 General Election with Unite & USDAW and work as an and played a leading role in Jeremy organiser for Unison. Corbyn’s two leadership campaigns. In the past year, we have come a long way. I I want to see a Corbyn-led government with his campaigned for Jeremy Corbyn in both leadership radical, inspiring programme – delivering investment elections. I am standing to be a voice of the for growth, secure well paid jobs for all, quality public membership, so we continue building a modern services and a welfare state that will eradicate poverty, democratic socialist party that delivers transformative inequality and injustice. change in government.

Bermondsey and Old Southwark CLP. Hazel Grove CLP. Membership Number: A018501 Membership Number: L0105586

Claudia Webbe Darren Williams

The Tory Government is attacking the Last year’s general election showed poor, so a Jeremy Corbyn led Labour the growing public support for Jeremy Party needs to win the next General Corbyn’s bold, radical plans to end Election. We now have a clear anti- Tory austerity. To strengthen Labour austerity message that breaks from for forthcoming elections, we need the political consensus. real democratic accountability and an NEC that backs Jeremy’s commitment We must challenge concentrations of power, inequality to change. and social injustice. As an equalities grassroots campaigner, I champion civil liberties, plus oppose the In 29 years’ active party membership, I have scapegoating of migrants and refugees. consistently campaigned for greater democracy and socialist policies. I’ve held office at all levels in the I stand up for trade union rights, defend public services party, including, since 2016, the NEC. I’m a PCS full- and support council house-building. time officer and a former Cardiff councillor.

Islington South and Finsbury CLP. Cardiff West CLP. Membership No: A011847 Membership No: A024240.

Peter Willsman dedication and integrity is exceptional and Labour’s advance last year reflects the growing support for him I am privileged to be an NEC member and his policies. and have uniquely served on all four I have the necessary energy, enthusiasm and of our Party’s national committees commitment to serve our members and play a full part since 1981. on the NEC as we fight to form the next government. We must all unite behind Jeremy and Oxford East CLP. build for a Labour victory. Jeremy’s Membership No: A071448

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