Mish Rahman – 2022 NEC Candidate Statement

The candidate statement from Mish Rahman.

Candidate Statement

I was elected to Labour’s NEC in 2020 to ensure a strong voice for members and greater oversight over Party governance.

I am now seeking re-election after a term where I have:

– Strived to ensure fairness and due process on disciplinary panels
– Continually argued for consistent implementation of the rulebook and opposed arbitrary decision-making
– Regularly reported back via online calls, articles and social media
– Worked with NEC reps from all sides to introduce new equalities structures, including a BAME Members’ Structure

With a General Election looming towards the end of this term, I will work to deliver an election-winning party which will radically change the lives of millions for the better.

That means supporting popular, member-backed policies like a Green New Deal, public ownership, rolling back privatisation of the NHS, repealing anti-trade union laws, advancing migrants’ rights, and internationalist solidarity.

As a working-class man of Bangladeshi heritage, whose father campaigned in the 1980s against the National Front, I have always been a committed anti-racist activist.

I am proud to be supported by the Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance and Momentum. Please also support Jess Barnard, Gemma Bolton, and Yasmine Dar.