Sentences with phrase «to vote in the leadership contest»

But Shadow Chancellor Mr McDonnell said the decision to let the Blairite peer remain a Labour member displayed double standards when veteran union boss Ronnie Draper - a Jeremy Corbyn supporter - had been blocked from voting in the leadership contest for comments he made on Twitter.

Those polls suggested that almost two - thirds of members voting in the leadership contest had joined the Labour Party before, not after, the 2015 general election.

Regardless if these registered supporters actually vote in their leadership contest, their names are now entered into a database that will be useful for the Liberals in the next provincial election.

Yet, even with the influx of all these new people after the election, the membership which voted in the leadership contest probably looked pretty similar, and thought pretty similarly, to the membership that had campaigned for a Labour victory in May 2015.

Meanwhile, Labour was hit by a fresh row today after its ruling NEC said union members will not be able to vote in the leadership contest unless they joined before January 12.

Deadline for registering to vote in leadership contest extended to 3 pm, after Labour's website crashed repeatedly with 164,000 people signing up in 24 hours.

In the interview with the Observer Mr Corbyn also offered his first public comments on the Court of Appeal's judgement to bar around 130,000 members from voting in the leadership contest in a ruling which upheld the initial decision of Labour's ruling body.

August 12 - The Court of Appeal rubber stamps Labour's decision to exclude more than 100,000 members who had joined within the past six months from voting in the leadership contest.

He began saying how proud he was that 560,000 people had signed up to vote in the leadership contest — although he did not mention entryism or the shambles of the registered - supporters provision.

In his written judgment, Mr Justice Hickinbottom stated: «At the time each of the claimants joined the party, it was the common understanding as reflected in the rule book that, if they joined the party prior to the election process commencing, as new members they would be entitled to vote in any leadership contest.

If they opt in to this they will be attached to a constituency party, with the right to vote in leadership contests.

Labour's acting leader Harriet Harman has said that party officials are «rigorously, robustly and fairly» verifying those applying to vote in its leadership contest.

Corbyn has majority support among all three groups of people that are eligible to vote in the leadership contest.

He argued when people joined they were told «very clearly» they would be able to vote in the leadership contest and «to deny them that democratic right flies against all the traditions of our party».

Updated data was presented to the NEC on Tuesday, but it is hard to know if those failing to renew their membership are supporters of Corbyn who joined to vote in the leadership contest, or his opponents who do not like the direction the party is taking.

Labour's acting leader has said that party officials are «rigorously, robustly and fairly» verifying those applying to vote in its leadership contest.

Last night a spokesman for Jeremy's leadership campaign, said:» This result clearly shows that there is a desire for real and genuine change in our party under the continued leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, but we are not going to take anything for granted and we will be campaigning for every vote in the leadership contest.»

As the 640,000 members and supporters of Labour prepare to vote in the leadership contest, they have to decide between power and principle.

On 24 September, the Huffington Post reported that Unite had signed up 2,700 Unite members to the political levy, allowing them to vote in the leadership contest.