UK denies woman visa to attend Green Party conference because she’s single – The Independent

Posted March 30th, 2017 in immigration, news, political parties, visas by tracey

‘Britain’s immigration authority has denied a woman a visa to attend a political conference in the UK on the basis that she is single, according to documents seen by The Independent.’

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The Independent, 30th March 2017

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Conservative Party fined £70,000 after investigation finds ‘significant’ election campaign expenses issues – The Independent

Posted March 16th, 2017 in elections, expenses, fines, news, political parties by tracey

‘The Electoral Commission has fined the Conservative Party £70,000 over “significant” election campaign expenses issues.’

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The Independent, 16th March 2017

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Brexit bill faces last rebel push to guarantee final vote in parliament – The Guardian

Posted March 13th, 2017 in amendments, bills, brexit, EC law, news, parliament, political parties, treaties by sally

‘The government faces a last push from rebel backbenchers to guarantee a final vote in parliament on any Brexit deal before the triggering of article 50, with concerns coalescing around what would happen if no agreement was reached with the EU.’

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The Guardian, 13th February 2017

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EU referendum campaign spending probed – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2017 in budgets, disclosure, news, political parties, referendums by sally

‘The spending returns of the Stronger In and Vote Leave campaigns in last year’s EU referendum are under investigation, the Electoral Commission has announced.’

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BBC News, 24th February 2017

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Jane Collins defamation case: Labour Rotherham MPs awarded £54,000 – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2017 in costs, damages, defamation, news, parliament, political parties, speeches by sally

‘Three Labour MPs have each won £54,000 High Court defamation damages from UKIP MEP Jane Collins over remarks she made about Rotherham’s child abuse scandal.’

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BBC News, 6th February 2017

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Amber Rudd’s hardline speech to Conservative party conference recorded by police as ‘non-crime hate incident’ after academic’s complaint – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 13th, 2017 in hate crime, immigration, news, political parties by tracey

‘Amber Rudd’s speech to the Conservative party conference has been recorded by police as a “non-crime hate incident” after an Oxford academic made a complaint about its anti-immigrant message.’

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Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2017

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Tougher rules threaten to choke off Ukip’s EU funding – The Guardian

Posted December 12th, 2016 in EC law, expenses, news, political parties by sally

‘Ukip and its allies will from now on be asked to provide bank guarantees in order to unlock a lucrative tranche of EU funds, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 9th December 2016

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Lib Dems fined £20,000 for undeclared election spending – The Guardian

Posted December 7th, 2016 in elections, expenses, fines, news, political parties by tracey

‘The Liberal Democrats have been hit with a maximum £20,000 fine by the Electoral Commission for failing to declare hundreds of items of campaign spending at the general election.’

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The Guardian, 7th December 2016

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Crown prosecutors consider complaint against Brexit EU referendum campaigns – The Independent

‘Crown prosecutors are considering a complaint that the Leave campaign misled voters during the EU referendum campaign.’

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The Independent, 7th November 2016

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Britain First deputy leader convicted over religious abuse – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2016 in fines, harassment, news, political parties, religiously aggravated offences by tracey

‘The deputy leader of far-right group Britain First has been fined nearly £2,000 for religiously-aggravated harassment.’

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BBC News, 3rd November 2016

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Labour fined £20,000 for undeclared election spending including for Ed Stone – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2016 in elections, fines, news, political parties by michael

‘Labour has been fined £20,000 by the Electoral Commission, the largest imposed by the body in its history, for undeclared election spending during the 2015 campaign, including more than £7,000 on the so-called “Ed Stone”.’

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The Guardian, 25th October 2016

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Shami Chakrabarti facing questions from MPs over her controversial peerage – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 17th, 2016 in news, peerages & dignities, political parties, racism, reports, select committees by tracey

‘Shami Chakrabarti will be forced to appear before MPs to answer questions about whether she was offered a peerage before completing a report into Labour anti-Semitism subsequently described as a “whitewash”.’

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Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2016

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Britain First banned from all mosques in England and Wales – The Independent

Posted August 19th, 2016 in injunctions, Islam, news, political parties, public order by tracey

‘Britain First campaigners have been banned from mosques across England and Wales for the next three years and could face bankruptcy if they appeal, after police won an injunction from the High Court.’

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The Independent, 18th August 2016

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Ukip threatened with legal action if Woolfe stood for leader – The Guardian

Posted August 15th, 2016 in elections, electronic mail, fiduciary duty, news, political parties, time limits by sally

‘UKIP’s leadership contest has been thrown into fresh controversy as a leaked email reveals that the party was threatened with legal action by two of the candidates if frontrunner Steven Woolfe were allowed to stand.’

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The Guardian, 13th August 2016

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Britain First could be ‘finished’ if High Court bid to ban them from every mosque in England and Wales – The Independent

Posted August 15th, 2016 in demonstrations, harassment, injunctions, Islam, news, police, political parties by sally

‘Britain First could be “finished” as it faces a High Court attempt to ban it from entering any mosque in England or Wales for the next three years.’

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The Independent, 12th August 2016

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Labour awaits vote leadership rules appeal verdict – BBC News

Posted August 12th, 2016 in appeals, elections, news, political parties by sally

‘The Court of Appeal will rule on Friday in a dispute about Labour’s decision to block nearly 130,000 of its members from voting in its leadership contest.’

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BBC News, 11th August 2016

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David Cameron to face inquiry into resignation honours list – The Independent

‘David Cameron is to face a Commons inquiry into his resignation honours list, which has been widely criticised for the way he used it to reward friends and financial backers.’

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The Independent, 9th August 2016

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Labour to appeal High Court ruling that new members should have right to vote in leadership election – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2016 in appeals, elections, news, political parties by sally

”Due this decision, we are now in the absurd position that Labour HQ is wasting members’ money to prevent members having a democratic vote on the leader of their choice, which has already been firmly upheld by a High Court judgement’.’

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The Independent, 8th August 2016

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High Court ruling due on whether new Labour members can vote in leadership contest – Daily Telegraph

‘A High Court judge is ruling on a bid by five new members of the Labour Party who have “paid their dues” for the legal right to vote in the forthcoming leadership election.’

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Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2016

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High court to rule on new members’ vote in Labour leadership ballot – The Guardian

Posted August 5th, 2016 in contracts, elections, news, political parties by tracey

‘The high court will rule on Monday on whether 130,000 people who recently became Labour party members will be allowed to vote in the upcoming leadership election, after a lawyer representing a group of them argued they had been unfairly excluded from the process.’

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The Guardian, 4th August 2016

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