The National Council leads and manages organisational and financial issues between national conferences. It meets at least four times a year and is made up of up to:
- Four nationally elected principal speakers
- Six nationally elected office holders
- Fifteen nationally elected council members
- One representative from each recognised branch
- One representative from each of the caucuses
National Council members 2026/7
National Co-Secretaries: Felicity Dowling and Kate Hudson
Principal Speakers: Nick Jones and Felicity Dowling
Membership and Communications Officers: Andrew Burgin
Treasurer: Andrew Burgin
Nominating Officer: Kate Hudson
Trade Union Officer: Jim Hollinshead
International Officer: Andrew Burgin
Nationally elected members:
David Landau, Pete McLaren, and Annie Tunnicliffe.
National Council and committee members are elected annually by all-member ballot. For more information email elections@leftunity.org.
Left Unity is active in movements and campaigns across the left, working to create an alternative to the main political parties.
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ACTIVIST CALENDAR
Events and protests from around the movement, and local Left Unity meetings.
Friday 20th November: International Youth Strike against War
Many locations nationally and internationally, as part of the international student day of action.
More details here
Saturday 21 November: Day of Action against Militarisation and Conscription
A day of world wide co-ordinated action against militarism and conscription.
More details here
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