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Until they were abolished in 2011 it had been the tradition for the British Labour Party to hold elections to the Shadow Cabinet whenever the Party was in Opposition. Cabinet members would be elected by the MPs within the Parliamentary Labour Party, usually at the beginning of a Parliamentary session. The PLP voted to abolish Shadow Cabinet elections at a meeting on 5 July 2011.^[1] The decision was later approved by Labour's National Executive Committee at the end of July, then at their annual conference in Liverpool in September.^[2]

References

^ Neild, Barry (6 July 2011). "Labour MPs vote to abolish shadow cabinet elections". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
^ King, Victoria (26 September 2011). "Labour delegates vote to scrap shadow cabinet elections". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

[1] Neild, Barry (6 July 2011). "Labour MPs vote to abolish shadow cabinet elections". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

[2] King, Victoria (26 September 2011). "Labour delegates vote to scrap shadow cabinet elections". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

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-Until they were abolished in 2011 it had been the tradition for the [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour Party]] to hold '''elections to the [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet]]''' whenever the Party was in Opposition. Cabinet members would be elected by the MPs within the [[Parliamentary Labour Party]], usually at the beginning of a Parliamentary session. The PLP voted to abolish Shadow Cabinet elections at a meeting on 5 July 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jul/06/labour-abolish-shadow-cabinet-elections |title=Labour MPs vote to abolish shadow cabinet elections |date=6 July 2011 |accessdate=26 September 2011 |work=The Guardian |last=Neild |first=Barry}}</ref> The decision was later approved by Labour's National Executive Committee at the end of July, then at their [[Labour Party (UK) Conference|annual conference]] in [[Liverpool]] in September.<ref>{{cite web|last=King |first=Victoria |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15054351 |work=BBC News|title= Labour delegates vote to scrap shadow cabinet elections |publisher=BBC |date= 26 September 2011|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref>
+Until they were abolished in 2011 it had been the tradition for the [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour Party]] to hold '''elections to the [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet]]''' whenever the Party was in Opposition. Cabinet members would be elected by the MPs within the [[Parliamentary Labour Party]], usually at the beginning of a Parliamentary session. The PLP voted to abolish Shadow Cabinet elections at a meeting on 5 July 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jul/06/labour-abolish-shadow-cabinet-elections |title=Labour MPs vote to abolish shadow cabinet elections |date=6 July 2011 |accessdate=26 September 2011 |work=The Guardian |last=Neild |first=Barry}}</ref> The decision was later approved by Labour's National Executive Committee at the end of July, then at their [[Labour Party Conference|annual conference]] in [[Liverpool]] in September.<ref>{{cite web|last=King |first=Victoria |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15054351 |work=BBC News|title= Labour delegates vote to scrap shadow cabinet elections |publisher=BBC |date= 26 September 2011|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref>
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