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++Special conference is triggered – all members will be able to attend

By The Voice | Sun 15th November 2015 - 2:00 pm

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On Thursday, LDV reported that Chris Rennard was elected to represent the party’s House of Lords group on the Federal Executive.

Since then, a petition has been submitted to the party by the group ‘Rock the Boat – Lib Dems against Sexual Harrassment’. The petition calls for a Special Party Conference to debate a Constitutional amendment to remove the seat on Federal Executive reserved for a nominee from the Lords group. The petition has been declared valid as it includes over 200 signatures of members from at least 20 different local parties.

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Posted in A weekly catchup and Party policy and internal matters | Also tagged chris rennard and federal executive | 117 Comments

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