No… not our nomination papers, but the ones for the leadership election for the Labour party.
Eagle-eyed prolific thread-commentor Hywel Morgan mailed [email protected] to point out that the BBC says
the Labour Party has confirmed they have had letters from a “small number” of MPs asking why no nomination papers for leader were issued ahead of the party conference. Labour sources said such papers had not been posted out for 10 years and were freely available on its website.
A quick two google searchs later shows that if the nomination papers are indeed on the Labour party website, they are very well hidden indeed. Perhaps in the website equivalent of the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard’.
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I would like to ask a genuine question, if any constitutionalist out there knows the answer.
A labour whip has asked for nomination papers for a currently non-existent leadership election. She has said that she is not at the moment supporting any other candidate and has not ruled out voting for Brown if there is a contest.
I admit that if you read between the lines her intent is clear, but whay does it automatically mean that she has to be sacked? Her being a whip probably makes it more awkward to remain in her job, but she has not rebelled on a policy issue or made anti-government remarks.
Even if she did have to go, why does the same apply to a vice chair of the party. Surely as an internal matter, they should be allowed to have opinions. Or is the Private Eye view of Brown another example of life imitating art?