The NEC meets soon to decide on the next tranche of selection arrangements, one of which will be John Prescott's Hull East seat. With Prescott's son David and Gordon Brown favourite Chris Leslie believed to be interested in the seat, will the NEC be prepared to implement an all-woman shortlist?

Whenever people talk about who the best candidate might be for a parliamentary selection, they talk up their local credentials. Black (African Caribbean) men have again been disenfranchised by the Labour Party with the decision to  hold an AWS in Walthamstow, following on from the AWS in West Ham, and the AWS in Hackney South.

The GC of Nottingham South CLP met last night to meet with a representative of Regional Office to start the process for selecting a successor to Alan Simpson. Unfortunately, it didn't go quite as delegates might have imagined beforehand.

Ealing Southall MP Piara Khabra has died.

I understand that Ealing Southall GC (a very rare creature indeed!!) last night voted for an AWS. Over to region show some backbone and support this decision?

Wrekin CLP has selected Alison Wedgwood as its candidate for the next election. Following the AWS 3 candidates went through to the final round and I believe that Alison was a convincing winner.