Rochdale Labour party is in turmoil this week, after seven Labour members were disciplined for bringing the party into disrepute for calling for an investigation into allegations of domestic abuse by their parliamentary candidate, Simon Danczuk. The former mayor of Rochdale, Robin Parker, has now quit the party in protest at what he regards as a miscarriage of justice, describing the position of Mr Danczuk as Labour’s candidate as “untenable”.
Here’s an excerpt from the in-depth report at Rochdale Online:
Councillor Parker said that he had not resigned lightly; having been a member for 35 years, he said he found it hard to believe he had been pushed into this position. He added: “The Labour party still has the opportunity to deselect Simon Danczuk and choose a more suitable candidate. I would call on Simon Danczuk to stand down but I doubt he would and so call on the National Executive to force him to do so.” Councillor Parker is not alone in resigning; a number of local Labour party members are also doing so.
Lib Dem MP Paul Rowen holds the seat of Rochdale with a majority of 444 (1%).
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One Comment
That’s a whole new experience, feeling sorry for ex-Labour Councillors in Rochdale.