Labour suspend Bolton North East constituency party citing ‘concerns about its operation’
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA Labour constituency branch in Bolton has been suspended by the national party who said there were ‘concerns about its operation’.
Bolton North East Constituency Labour Party (CLP) were informed that all their officers would be ‘relieved of their positions and duties’ as the party conducted an investigation.
The party said it had ‘received a significant number of complaints regarding the conduct of Labour Party members’ which led to the suspension.
The decision was made by Labour’s national executive committee who said ‘all CLP meetings will cease until further notice’. In February this year, nine leading members of the party in the Bolton North East area quit their roles after accusing a ‘London clique’ of dictating the selection process for a Parliamentary candidate. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Kirith Entwistle, an activist from the town was later selected as the general election candidate.
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