A Labour MP calling for the party to contest elections in Northern Ireland has been described by local members as a 'very welcome intervention'
A Labour MP calling for the party to contest elections in Northern Ireland has been described by local members as a "very welcome intervention".
"As a centre-left party which contests elections in England, Scotland and Wales, we contend that, not to do so in Northern Ireland, denies the people there a legitimate democratic choice," they wrote on the Labour List website. The pair said the Labour Party in Northern Ireland has the "appetite and ambition" to field candidates and its "sensible" submission to the review "offers a strong rationale for making some modest moves in that direction".
It said a report by the National Executive Committee reviewing the party's stance is not expected until the end of the year.