In August, the following 2 motions were submitted & passed by a Newbury Labour member Neale Hall.  The Motions had been submitted in a previous meeting but withdrawn to be amended refined after a great discussion.

If you would like to submit a motion, please write to the CLP Secretary via news@newburylabour.co.uk for direction.

1 – Normal Motion passed by Newbury CLP, Monday 27^th August 2018

2 – Contemporary motion to Labour conference, passed by AMM, Newbury CLP, 27^th August 2018

Normal Motion passed by Newbury CLP, Monday 27^th August 2018.

Oppose Tory Brexit and win a radical Labour government

This CLP supports the earliest possible election of a Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn. The current government is putting Tory Party dogma first, not jobs first – and they have no mandate for their agenda.

We note and support Labour’s six tests for Brexit, which aims to ensure that the post-Brexit settlement preserves the benefits we currently get from collaboration with Europe, defends our rights and protections, and delivers for all parts of the UK. It is increasingly clear that the Tories’ Brexit deal will fail these tests.

We believe that only Labour can lead the British people into a progressive and economically sound relationship with Europe. The Brexit deal being pursued by Theresa May is a threat to jobs, freedom of movement, peace in Northern Ireland, and the future of the NHS and public services. Tory Brexit will wreck the British economy, will commit us to a series of long-term trade deals which will enforce American-style deregulation, and will undermine the rights, freedoms and protections currently enshrined in EU law. All of this will bind the hands of a future Labour government, and will make it far harder for us to deliver on our promises.

We therefore urge Labour to oppose the Tories’ destructive Brexit and unite the country behind a radical vision for the future. In government, Labour could rally left-wing parties across the continent, and create a Europe for the many, not the few.

The social problems that caused the Brexit vote – inequality, declining public services, falling pay, a lack of quality affordable housing, and so on – will be made worse, not better, by Tory Brexit and the continued austerity that would result. The problem is the policies of the political establishment, not immigrants, and the solution is a radical social and economic programme.

We must make the election of a radical Labour government our first priority.

We note that given the Fixed Term Parliament Act, the most likely route to a general election before 2022 is the collapse of the government’s Brexit agenda. This motion supports all available avenues to bring down the government: voting down the EU exit deal in Parliament, calling for a snap election, and a popular vote on the deal.

We note and support the 2016 Conference commitment to a public vote on the Exit Deal so the people have the final decision on whether to accept the government’s deal or to stay in the EU.

We call on the Labour Party to:

1. Oppose any Brexit deal that does not satisfy Labour’s 6 tests.
2. Call for an immediate general election, and make a manifesto commitment to call a public vote on the Brexit deal with an option to remain in the EU if the public rejects it.
3. If we cannot get a general election, to campaign for a public vote on the deal with an option to remain in the EU; and following a defeat for the government, to call for an immediate general election.
4. To place radical social and economic policies at the heart of our programme of government – taxing the rich and big business to pay for better public services, rapidly expanding common ownership, abolishing anti-union laws and engaging in massive public investment.
5. Oppose a Brexit deal that results in any form of physical border between Northern Ireland and Ireland (amendment to original motion, passed).

Delegates from this CLP to Labour Party conference should vote in line with this policy.

Contemporary motion to Labour conference, passed by AMM, Newbury CLP, 27^th August 2018.

Oppose Tory Brexit and win a radical Labour government

On August 10th, YouGov published polling showing that 57% (76% of Labour voters) support a public vote on the terms of Brexit. On August 12th, the Observer reported over 100 seats had switched from Leave to Remain.

Labour’s six tests ensure that any Brexit preserves benefits we get from Europe, defends our rights and protections, and delivers for all parts of the UK. The Tories will fail these tests.

The Brexit deal being pursued by Theresa May is a threat to jobs, freedom of movement, peace in Northern Ireland and the NHS.

Tory Brexit means a future of dodgy trade deals and American-style deregulation, undermining our rights, freedoms and prosperity. This binds the hands of future Labour governments, making it much harder for us to deliver on our promises.

2016 Conference committed to a public vote on the Exit Deal so the people have the final decision on whether to accept the government’s deal or to stay in the EU.

Labour will:

1. Oppose any Brexit deal that does not satisfy Labour’s 6 tests.
2. Call for an immediate general election, making a manifesto commitment to call a public vote on the deal with an option to remain in the EU.
3. If we cannot get an election, campaign for a public vote and call for an election following a government defeat in that vote.
4. Form a radical government – taxing the rich to fund better public services, expanding common ownership, abolishing anti-union laws and engaging in massive public investment.

Passed, 27/8/2018