Lyn Brown MP Parliamentary Report 2009

Yesterday I spent a couple of hours with other West Ham Labour Party activists on the floor of our MP’s living room stuffing, sealing and labelling copies of her Annual Parliamentary Report to her constituents. Her husband John and her parents were roped in as well and had taken over the kitchen!

This huge mailing (34,000) to every household in West Ham CLP had suffered from some technical “gremlins” and since due to Parliamentary rules the reports had to be sent out before Christmas a SOS message was sent out to all activists in West Ham to see if they could help out.

It was actually "quite a laugh" and there was some pretty interesting political debates while we waded through the boxes and boxes of paper. Lyn had to step in on occasions since when we were arguing and ranting too much the work rate dropped!

The response was pretty magnificent and Party members had been helping out Lyn’s office all week while this weekend various shifts of helpers took turns to get the report out in time.

And we went out canvassing in Canning Town today! Great effort by everyone!