Jon Cruddas, Labour MP for Dagenham & Rainham, has called for party members and the unions to be "formally consulted" over any deal with the Liberal Democrats.
Jon Cruddas, Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham, has called for party members and the unions to be “formally consulted” over any deal with the Liberal Democrats, that any deal should have the “full agreement” of the party.
He has just released a statement saying:
“I welcome any discussions about working together for the good of the country. To ensure any agreement is stable and strong, the involvement of the Labour Party should be subject to the full agreement of the Labour Party.
“The Parliamentary Party, the NEC, and the affiliated trade unions should be formally consulted on the terms of any talks undertaken by the Prime Minister and Cabinet.”
Cruddas stood for the deputy leadership of the party three years ago; there is widespread speculation he may stand for it again this year, in a possible “dream team” deal with David Miliband.
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14 Responses to “Cruddas: Party members should be consulted over any deal”
Nik Darlington
RT @leftfootfwd: Cruddas: Party members should be consulted over any deal: http://bit.ly/aAx71I
David Skelton
Cruddas calls for consultation w/ party members, unions , PLP and NEC. Some simmering anger in Labour Party http://bit.ly/alWzYt
Shamik Das
Interesting new development: RT @leftfootfwd: Cruddas: Party members should be consulted over any deal: http://bit.ly/aAx71I
Claire Louise French
RT @shamikdas: Interesting new development: RT @leftfootfwd: Cruddas: Party members should be consulted over any deal: http://bit.ly/aAx71I
Jon Wilson
a progressive alliance could work: but the broader Labour Party needs to be involved. Who's calling CLP chairs??? http://bit.ly/aAx71I