5 Labour Deputy Leader candidates pledge support!
Already five of the six deputy leadership candidates have signed up in support of the Campaign for a Democratic Upper House. With ten days to go until the contest finishes at the Labour Party Leadership Conference in Manchester we hope to get all six to pledge their support to this most progressive of causes. Take a look at their voting record; five out of the six voted for a fully elected Upper House, and five out of six for the 80% elected option, all six candidates voted for at least a 50% elected chamber and four of the candidates supporting the campaign so far; Cruddas, Hain, Benn and Harman voted for all the elected options including 100%, whilst Johnson voted for all the elected options up to the 80% elected option.
With all of the deputy leadership candidates voting for at least some elected options and our four supporters voting for it shows that within the Labour movement there is a great desire to fulfil our 100 year old commitment to changing the Lords.
Why not write in and ask all the deputy leadership contenders directly whether they will be supporting a democratic upper house and whether they will work to make this a reality as soon as possible. Its time to choose democracy - the time is now!
- Ask Hilary Benn about his commitment to Lords reform
- Ask Jon Cruddas about his commitment to Lords reform
- Ask Harriet Harman about her commitment to Lords reform
- Ask Peter Hain about his commitment to Lords reform
- Ask Hazel Blears about her commitment to Lords reform
- Ask Alan Johnson about his commitment to Lords reform
There is still one more hustings to take place this Saturday 16th June. Send in your questions to Gordon Brown to pressure him to keep up the momentum on Lords reform and fulfil what the Labour party has been waiting nearly a century for.