Labour had better hope that it loses Gorton and Denton.
While electoral fraud is illegal regardless, it would be unlikely that anyone would pursue it unless the offending candidate had won.
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But remember the Greens are the kiddies and the amateurs.
ReplyDelete"The grownups are back in charge."
DeleteThe Green Party has reported Labour to the police over alleged electoral law breaches after a van allegedly near a polling station claimed the Greens want "our daughters used for legal prostitution". Rules ban "heavily branded" campaign vehicles near polling stations.
ReplyDeleteIt is all making me almost pine for the campaign trail.
DeleteGorton and Denton had seen the highest levels of illegal family voting of any British in a decade since it started observing elections according to the Democracy Volunteers.
ReplyDeleteJohn Ault, director of Democracy Volunteers said: “Today we have seen concerningly high levels of family voting in Gorton and Denton. Based on our assessment of today’s observations, we have seen the highest levels of family voting at any election in our 10 year history of observing elections in the UK.’
“We rarely issue a report on the night of an election, but the data we have collected today on family voting, when compared to other recent by-elections, is extremely high.’”
The Elections Bill banning family voting in 2023 came after an independent review looked into cases such as the 2014 Tower Hamlets mayoral election, which was declared void by corrupt and illegal practices.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/gorton-denton-byelection-voting-democracy-volunteers-b2928478.html
It raises profound questions about how British democracy can survive the rise of Muslim-majority areas.
"Gorton and Denton had seen the highest levels of illegal family voting of any British in a decade since it started observing elections according to the Democracy Volunteers."
DeleteWhoever the hell they are. I have been politically active since the Norman Conquest, and I had never heard of them an hour ago. Are you going to stick to this line if Matt Goodwin has won?
Nigel Farage on Facebook.
ReplyDelete“Incidents of family voting in Gorton & Denton reached the highest levels of any election in the past 10 years says Sky News. This is deeply concerning and raises serious questions about the integrity of the democratic process in predominantly Muslim areas.”
Well, that settles it, then.
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