Review of the Labour Party in Scotland
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The Murphy and Boyack review is a report being compiled by Jim Murphy
and Sarah Boyack
on the future structure of the Labour Party in Scotland, in response to the landslide victory
by the Scottish National Party
in the Scottish general election of 2011. The report will be presented to party leader Ed Miliband
in the autumn of 2011, and is subject to approval by the British Labour Party Conference
.
The stated aim of the root and branch review is "to achieve an effective, modern Scottish Labour Party, better able to earn the trust of, and deliver for, the people of Scotland."
CLPs have until 9 September to submit final submissions to the review.
In August 2011 Tom Harris expressed an interest in standing in the election to be the next leader
of the Scottish Labour Party, subject to the findings of the Murphy and Boyack review.
Jim Murphy
James Francis "Jim" Murphy is a British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire....
and Sarah Boyack
Sarah Boyack
Sarah Boyack MSP is a Scottish Labour MSP for the Lothian region and formerly constituency MSP for Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament....
on the future structure of the Labour Party in Scotland, in response to the landslide victory
Landslide victory
In politics, a landslide victory is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming margin in an election...
by the Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
in the Scottish general election of 2011. The report will be presented to party leader Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
in the autumn of 2011, and is subject to approval by the British Labour Party Conference
Labour Party (UK) Conference
The Labour Party Conference, or annual national conference of the Labour Party, is formally the supreme decision-making body of the Party.-Conference decisions:...
.
The stated aim of the root and branch review is "to achieve an effective, modern Scottish Labour Party, better able to earn the trust of, and deliver for, the people of Scotland."
CLPs have until 9 September to submit final submissions to the review.
In August 2011 Tom Harris expressed an interest in standing in the election to be the next leader
Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2011
The 2011 Scottish Labour Party leadership election is an internal party election to choose a new leader of the Scottish Labour Party. The election follows the announcement by Iain Gray that he would stand down as leader in the autumn of 2011 followin the party's heavy defeat to the Scottish...
of the Scottish Labour Party, subject to the findings of the Murphy and Boyack review.
Proposed Changes
- Create, for the first time, an elected Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
- Open that position to all Labour parliamentarians elected in Scotland, provided they commit to seek election as an MSPMember of the Scottish ParliamentMember of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
and First MinisterFirst Minister of ScotlandThe First Minister of Scotland is the political leader of Scotland and head of the Scottish Government. The First Minister chairs the Scottish Cabinet and is primarily responsible for the formulation, development and presentation of Scottish Government policy... - Fully devolveDevolutionDevolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local, or state level. Devolution can be mainly financial, e.g. giving areas a budget which was formerly administered by central government...
the Scottish Labour Party in all Scottish matters, including the rules for the Scottish Leadership election, local government processes and selections, and Scottish parliament selections - Begin the process of restructuring local parties in Scotland on the basis of Scottish Parliament seatsScottish Parliament constituencies and regionsScottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
, not Westminster seats - Establish a political strategy board, meeting weekly, to develop and co-ordinate political strategy with the Leader, Shadow Secretary of StateSecretary of State for ScotlandThe Secretary of State for Scotland is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Scotland. He heads the Scotland Office , a government department based in London and Edinburgh. The post was created soon after the Union of the Crowns, but was...
, the leader of the COSLA Labour Group, a representative of the MEPsMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
, the party chair, and the Scottish General Secretary - Establish a new political base in EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
External links
- Review page at the official Scottish Labour website
- Terms of Reference: Scottish Review Process at the official Scottish Labour website
- Consultation guide at the official Scottish Labour website