on a report about representation of women in the Labour Party with the shadow minister for women and equalities Kate Green. In July 2016, Owen Smith challenged Corbyn for the leadership of the party in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election. Black supported Corbyn being automatically included on ballots, and an increase in the price to become a registered supporter of the party. She also proposed that members who joined before 24 June should be able to vote, but the proposal failed due to a tied vote. She then supported making 12 January the cut-off. In the election, she was reported as having voted for Corbyn. Ahead of the 2016 election for CLP representatives on the NEC, the Labour Representation Committee said that it wouldn't support Black due to her votes determining the electorate for the 2016 leadership election, and for supporting the suspension of Brighton and Hove Labour Party. It went on to support her as part of the Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance (CLGA) group of candidates. In October 2016, Black was re-elected to the NEC with more votes than any other candidate. In January 2018, Black was replaced as chair of the committee's disputes panel with Christine Shawcroft, who Stephen Bush described in the New Statesman as "regarded as more of a reliable factional operator". Shawcroft resigned from the role in March of the same year. In February, Momentum announced a slate of candidates for the year's elections to the NEC that didn't include Black, reportedly because of how Black had voted to determine the electorate for the 2016 leadership election. She was expected to win the election to be chair of the National Policy Forum (NPF) later that month. The election was postponed by allies of Corbyn minutes before it was due to go ahead. Black was elected as chair of the NPF in April 2018. Black stood in the 2018 election for CLP representatives on the NEC without the support of the CLGA. During the election, Momentum withdrew its support for Peter Willsman, which led to speculation that Black might win a seat. She came in thirteenth place, with nine candidates elected. In September 2019, after the 2019 United Kingdom general election was announced, Black criticised the NEC for prioritising formal re-selection processes for Labour MPs over organising selections for constituencies which didn't have a candidate. Black has been described as "independently minded" and "left-wing", and a