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Gass3268
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« on: June 28, 2016, 12:29:23 PM »
Quote from: Phony Moderate on June 28, 2016, 12:27:41 PM
Quote from: Beezer on June 28, 2016, 12:24:23 PM
Does Corbyn require 30 signatures from MPs to get his name back on the ballot?

There's a row going on about whether or not the incumbent is automatically on the ballot or not. If not, then he would need 50 MPs/MEPs according to a rule change put in place last year.

Who gets to make that decision?
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« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2016, 12:55:16 PM »
Quote from: Phony Moderate on June 28, 2016, 12:33:57 PM
Quote from: Gass3268 on June 28, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
Quote from: Phony Moderate on June 28, 2016, 12:27:41 PM
Quote from: Beezer on June 28, 2016, 12:24:23 PM
Does Corbyn require 30 signatures from MPs to get his name back on the ballot?

There's a row going on about whether or not the incumbent is automatically on the ballot or not. If not, then he would need 50 MPs/MEPs according to a rule change put in place last year.

Who gets to make that decision?

The party's Constitution, but it's rather ambiguous about what happens in this event apparently. The Corbynites are citing a barrister who is advising that Corbyn can be on automatically.

So who get's to make the decision in cases of constitutional ambiguity?
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« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2016, 12:58:29 PM »
Quote from: Phony Moderate on June 28, 2016, 12:55:51 PM
Quote from: Gass3268 on June 28, 2016, 12:55:16 PM
Quote from: Phony Moderate on June 28, 2016, 12:33:57 PM
Quote from: Gass3268 on June 28, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
Quote from: Phony Moderate on June 28, 2016, 12:27:41 PM
Quote from: Beezer on June 28, 2016, 12:24:23 PM
Does Corbyn require 30 signatures from MPs to get his name back on the ballot?

There's a row going on about whether or not the incumbent is automatically on the ballot or not. If not, then he would need 50 MPs/MEPs according to a rule change put in place last year.

Who gets to make that decision?

The party's Constitution, but it's rather ambiguous about what happens in this event apparently. The Corbynites are citing a barrister who is advising that Corbyn can be on automatically.

So who get's to make the decision in cases of constitutional ambiguity?

Not sure tbh.

Yikes, I imagine there will be some edits made to the party's constitution after this mess is over
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« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2016, 08:02:57 AM »
Ed Milliband and Gordon Brown are both calling on Corbyn to resign.
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« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2016, 08:59:27 AM »
Don't know if this has been posted yet, but Corbyn will be on the ballot.
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« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2016, 10:08:56 AM »
Quote from: Sibboleth on July 11, 2016, 09:30:32 AM

It is quite possible that he will be but please never again report journalistic gossip as certain fact. The NEC have not yet met.

Sorry, I've seen it pop around online as indeed fact. Took it as such.
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