Harriet Harman apparently told the Andrew Marr show that the problems in their Falkirk branch were a 'one-off' and 'played down suggestions that the problems went wider than Falkirk.'
So why then have the Labour Party taken into 'special measures' (in effect suspension) at least 14 constituency parties? Many of these are also in the process of selecting parliamentary candidates.
The Labour List blog describes the process as a 'Kafkaesque farce'.
The 14 parties are:
So why then have the Labour Party taken into 'special measures' (in effect suspension) at least 14 constituency parties? Many of these are also in the process of selecting parliamentary candidates.
The Labour List blog describes the process as a 'Kafkaesque farce'.
The 14 parties are:
- Bethnal Green and Bow
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Brentford & Isleworth
- Ealing Southall
- Falkirk West
- Feltham & Heston
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Oldham West and Royton
- Birmingham Hall Green
- Birmingham Hodge Hill
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Warley
- Slough
