Abdi Duale – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

The candidate statement from Abdi Duale.

Candidate Statement

Hi, I’m Abdi Duale,

Vauxhall CLP member, Trade Unionist (GMB Union), former Labour Organiser (2017 – 2019) and former council candidate.

My Labour roots stem from my parents who fled war-torn Somalia as refugees. They sought sanctuary in Ealing, where the Labour council provided them with a council home that changed their lives.

The last Labour government lifted my family out of poverty thanks to the minimum wage and investment in education meant that I was one of the first in my family to go to university.

As an active Labour member, I have a track record of campaigning for Labour candidates across the country. I’m a community activist, from supporting local food banks to campaigning against racial injustice. A black man has never been elected to Labour’s NEC and with your support, I hope to become the first.

As a former campaign organiser, I know the road back to government isn’t easy. I’m running for NEC to focus our party on taking on the Tories, supporting Keir and Angela to make our party election-ready and winning the next election.

I also recommend voting for Akehurst, Baxter, Singh Josan and Thomas.