Grimsby and Cleethorpes MP elected to Labour Party's influential National Executive Committee

                                           

Melanie Onn - enjoys confidence of fellow MPs

GRIMSBY and Cleethorpes MP Melanie Onn has been elected to the influential Labour Party National Executive Committee

This is the party's governing body which sets the overall "strategic direction" of the party and policy development.

It is made up of representatives from each section of the Party -  the Cabinet, MPs, councillors, trade unions, Socialist societies, Constituency Labour parties, Young Labour and Black and Ethnic Minority  Labour.

The current membership is: 

Chair: Ellie Reeves MP

Vice Chair: Shabana Mahmood MP

Leader: Sir Keir Starmer MP

Deputy Leader: Angela Rayner MP

Treasurer: Mike Payne

Frontbench: Shabana Mahmood MP

Frontbench: Ellie Reeves MP

Frontbench: Jonathan Reynolds MP

Shadow Scottish Frontbench: Jackie Baillie MSP

Welsh Labour Representative: Ann Jones

Young Labour: Elsie Greenwood

Disabled Members: Ellen Morrison

Black and Minority Ethnic Labour: Carol Sewell

Trade Unions: Nicola Jukes (Transport Salaried Staff's Association)

Trade Unions: Isabelle Gutierrez (Musicians’ Union)

Trade Unions: Wendy Nichols (Unison)

Trade Unions: Karen Rose (Communication Workers' Union)

Trade Unions: Gavin Sibthorpe (GMB)

Trade Unions: Mary Williams (UNITE)

Trade Unions: Kathy Abu-Bakir (GMB)

Trade Unions: Ian Murray (FBU)

Trade Unions: Mick Whelan (ASLEF)

Trade Unions: Joanne Thomas (USDAW)

Trade Unions: David Agbley (UNITE)

Trade Unions: Maggi Ferncombe (Unison)

Trade Unions: Jane Jones (USDAW)

Socialist Societies: Anu Prashar

Constituency Labour Party: Cat Arnold

Constituency Labour Party: Jessica Barnard

Constituency Labour Party: Ann Black

Constituency Labour Party: Gemma Bolton

Constituency Labour Party: Yasmine Dar

Constituency Labour Party: Angie Davies

Constituency Labour Party: Abdi Duale 

Constituency Labour Party: Peter Mason

Constituency Labour Party: Jane Thomas 

Labour councillor: Cllr Claire Holland

Labour councillor: Cllr Peter Wheeler

Parliamentary Labour Party: Luke Akehurst MP

Parliamentary Labour Party: Melanie Onn MP

Parliamentary Labour Party: Gurinder Singh Josan MP

In addition, the General Secretary (Hollie Ridley), the Parliamentary Labour Party Chief Whip (Alan Campbell MP) and Parliamentary Labour Party Chair (Jessica Morden MP) attend ex officio without a vote.

The Grimsby News says: The fact that Melanie Onn has been elected is a reflection of the respect she enjoys among her parliamentary colleagues. NEC is obviously not a forum for her to fly the flag for her own constituency, but it is pleasing that any contributions she makes to discussions will be informed by her understanding of what matters to people in Grimsby and Cleethorpes. Whether she will be able to exert much influence on the shaping of policy is questionable. Judging by membership numbers, it looks like trades unions are  the most powerful lobby. And many Labour MPs, including Ms Onn, are themselves sponsored by unions  - in her case Unison.