The N.E.C.'s "consultative" conference on future party organisation in Greater London held on 27th January was a complete farce, Many organisations received less than two weeks notice and were unable to elect delegates. Joe Germley took the chair, Willie Simpson presented the N.E.C.'s report and Sara Barker pulled the strings. No vote was allowed, but it was clear that the raiority of delerates rejected the proposal that the new party should be contro?led by an official appointed by Transport House. The following points were renerally agreed: (1) The new body should be called the Greater London Labour Party, and should have rights of representation at Annual Conference - it should r not be a 'regional council' as the present model in other parts of the country. (2) The London Labour Party should appoint its own secretary and staff. (3) Proposals should be put to a properly convened delegate conference later in the year, with prior opportunity for the submission of amendmen“s. Each proposal should be voted upon separately, In his summing up, Simpson failed to register these points to be taken back to the N.E.C.. — instead he tried to argue against them and, as a result, was severely barracked, Gormley appeared to give up the ghost and the conference broke up in disorder, .
It is now clear that the existing London Labour Party at its Conference on 30/31st March should refuse to be disbanded until a new body is established to the satisfaction of the London membership.