'Act On Forde: Sabotage & Abuse' heard the testimonies of staff and party activists on the devastating impact of senior Labour officials obstructing and undermining the democratically-elected leadership following the publication of the Forde Report, as well as setting out demands action on the party’s hierarchy of racism and factional abuse of the disciplinary system.
This includes the testimony of Diana Neslen, which you can watch below.
Jeremy received a warm welcome as he entered the stage and thanked those in attendance for their support and friendship during the tough times during and following his time as Labour leader.
The 'Act On Forde: Sabotage & Abuse' fringe laid out the following set of demands:
- Implement the full recommendations of the Forde Report
- End factional abuses by party hierarchy
- End the hierarchy of racism and take seriously the concerns raised by black MPs, BAME party staff, Labour Muslim Network and others
- Conduct a transparent review of the 'Ergon House Project'
- Suspend and investigate former general secretary Iain McNicol and other senior staff complicit in the factional abuses detailed in the Forde Report and exposed by the Al-Jazeera leak
- Restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn
He was joined on the panel by our Director, Chloe Schlosberg, as well as Len McCluskey, James Schneider, Pamela Fitzpatrick, Alex Nunns, Anna Rothery, Mish Rahman and Steve Howell.