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| Dugdale calls for end of 'control freakery' at party conferences | Dugdale calls for end of 'control freakery' at party conferences |
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| Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has called for an end to "control freakery" at party conferences. | Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has called for an end to "control freakery" at party conferences. |
| She has promised to let Labour members choose what to debate on the Sunday of their autumn conference in October. | She has promised to let Labour members choose what to debate on the Sunday of their autumn conference in October. |
| Ms Dugdale says Labour should not be afraid of its members' views - whether they want to debate the future of Trident or welfare reform. | Ms Dugdale says Labour should not be afraid of its members' views - whether they want to debate the future of Trident or welfare reform. |
| The party also confirmed the ballot for selecting Labour's candidates for the 2016 Holyrood election in January. | |
| Party members will vote for regional list candidates throughout the month, with the results announced in early February. | Party members will vote for regional list candidates throughout the month, with the results announced in early February. |
| Ms Dugdale has already said that a debate on Trident is on the table following renewed splits created by UK leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn's anti-nuclear stance. | Ms Dugdale has already said that a debate on Trident is on the table following renewed splits created by UK leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn's anti-nuclear stance. |
| Mr Corbyn's case has been backed by Scottish Labour deputy leader Alex Rowley. | Mr Corbyn's case has been backed by Scottish Labour deputy leader Alex Rowley. |
| 'Transform the country' | 'Transform the country' |
| In an email to local constituency Labour parties announcing the changes, Ms Dugdale said: "During the leadership contest, Alex Rowley and I said we want to open up the Scottish Labour Party to members and supporters across the country. | In an email to local constituency Labour parties announcing the changes, Ms Dugdale said: "During the leadership contest, Alex Rowley and I said we want to open up the Scottish Labour Party to members and supporters across the country. |
| "We want people to find a home in Labour once again. The role of members isn't to just vote for a new leader, something you've been asked to do all too often in recent times. | "We want people to find a home in Labour once again. The role of members isn't to just vote for a new leader, something you've been asked to do all too often in recent times. |
| "It should be to put forward ideas about how we can transform our country to make it a better place to live for everybody. | "It should be to put forward ideas about how we can transform our country to make it a better place to live for everybody. |
| "We shouldn't be afraid of the views of our members and supporters. We want you to have your say. Nothing should be swept under the carpet because it's too difficult. | "We shouldn't be afraid of the views of our members and supporters. We want you to have your say. Nothing should be swept under the carpet because it's too difficult. |
| "The days of conference control freakery in all political parties in Scotland must come to an end." | "The days of conference control freakery in all political parties in Scotland must come to an end." |
| The move came as Scottish Labour unveiled it had attracted more than 3,400 new members since the general election. | The move came as Scottish Labour unveiled it had attracted more than 3,400 new members since the general election. |
| The party now has more than 28,000 people in Scotland signed up to help its campaign, made up of more than 17,000 members - almost 3,300 registered supporters and almost 8,000 affiliated supporters. | The party now has more than 28,000 people in Scotland signed up to help its campaign, made up of more than 17,000 members - almost 3,300 registered supporters and almost 8,000 affiliated supporters. |