Labour bid 'to block debates on Brexit and two-child cap at conference'

Labour bid 'to block debates on Brexit and two-child cap at conference'

LABOUR are facing stiff criticism amid reports that internal rules will be tweaked to block grassroots attempts to discuss issues such…

Labour set to block conference debate on “divisive” issues

Labour activists plotting to challenge Keir Starmer on controversial policies such as the two-child benefit cap, Brexit and electoral reform look set to be thwarted. New rules drawn up by the leadership, and likely to be voted through by the party’s ruling National Executive Committee today, will restrict motions debated at Labour’s conference in Liverpool next month to those considered “contemporary”. The move could mean that motions which try …