Joint Policy Committee
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The Joint Policy Committee of the British
Labour Party
is part of the policy-making system of the party, set up by leader Tony Blair
as part of the Partnership in Power process.
It has strategic oversight of policy development by overseeing the rolling policy making process of Partnership in Power. It acts as a steering group for the National Policy Forum
, and is a joint committee made up of National Executive Committee
, parliamentary and National Policy Forum representatives, chaired by the leader of the party.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
is part of the policy-making system of the party, set up by leader Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
as part of the Partnership in Power process.
It has strategic oversight of policy development by overseeing the rolling policy making process of Partnership in Power. It acts as a steering group for the National Policy Forum
National Policy Forum
The National Policy Forum of the British Labour Party is part of the policy-making system of the Party, set up by Leader Tony Blair as part of the Partnership in Power process....
, and is a joint committee made up of National Executive Committee
National Executive Committee
The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party and European Parliamentary Labour Party, Constituency Labour Parties,...
, parliamentary and National Policy Forum representatives, chaired by the leader of the party.