To: Supporter Applications
Cc: daniel@cambridgelabour.org.uk
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015
Dear Labour Party
Thank you for your email.
I do not understand why you have rejected my application. Your email is
particularly unhelpful since it does not explain the process of pursuing "an
application to join Labour as a full member" and the phone number given does not
work.
It is particularly upsetting as I voted for our local candidate, Daniel
Zeichner, who won the marginal seat for labour in spite of the national setback
at the election.
Please can you confirm that you are refunding the credit card transfer that you
accepted when I applied.
Regards, Andy
On 24/08/2015 18:10, Supporter Applications wrote:
> Dear Applicant,
>
> Thank you for your recent application to become a Registered Supporter of the
> Labour Party.
>
> As part of the process to sign up as a Registered Supporter all applicants are
> asked to confirm the following statement; I support the aims and values of the
> Labour Party, and I am not a supporter of any organisation opposed to it.
>
> We have reason to believe that you do not support the aims and values of the
> Labour Party or you are a supporter of an organisation opposed to the Labour
> Party and therefore we are rejecting your application.
>
> Although you may have received or may still receive a ballot paper, it will not
> work and if you do vote it will not be counted.
>
> Should you wish to dispute rejection by the Labour Party you would have to
> submit and pursue an application to join Labour as a full member.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> The Labour Party
>
> Sent by email from the Labour Party and promoted by Iain McNicol on behalf of
> The Labour Party, both at One Brewers Green, London SW1H 0RH.
>
> Website: labour.org.uk. To join or renew call 0845 092 2299.
>
2 comments:
So I'm not sure this helps!
We don't know why Ms Randall (rorandall.org) has been added to the list of recipients, except that we might have gone to vote Labour together.
Mr Reader seems to know why I have transgressed but won't tell.
The rules are not to be found on labour.org.uk
Subject: Fwd: FW: Welcome to the Labour party
From: Mark Reader
Dear Mr Brown and Ms Randall [cc Labour Party and Petersfield Labour],
You have raised the issue of your lifelong support for Labour and the fact that you do not support another political party. And express some surprise and dismay that your application to vote, in the leadership election of the Labour Party, has been rejected.
As far as I am able to tell everything the Labour Party has done is consistent with the rules.
If you wish to appeal further, please follow the guidance of 'Supporter Applications' of the Labour Party which you have. And, pursue an application to join the Labour Party. For which you can, as I sure you are aware, download the application form online (labour.org.uk).
Thank you for contacting me on this.
Yours
Mark Reader
Secretary
Cambridge Labour Party
Even stranger was that when I applied to join the Party as a full member, because that is the only way to receive a propoer explanation for rejection, they accepted my application.
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