Rhea Wolfson has not had a straightforward path to the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). Seeking nomination from her local branch earlier this summer, Wolfson found her way blocked by Tony Blair’s former cabinet office minister Jim Murphy.

Undeterred, the young trade unionist from Glasgow found another route to the ballot where she has joined five other candidates — Ann Black, Christine Shawcroft, Darren Williams, Claudia Webbe, and Peter Willsman — on the grassroots slate that backs Jeremy Corbyn.

Ahead of Friday’s noon deadline for voting, Jacobin contributing editor Ronan Burtenshaw spoke to Rhea Wolfson about her political history, the task ahead of left-wingers in the Labour Party, and her vision for the party’s executive.