Rejected petition Allow LP members who joined after the 12th of January to vote in the leadership.

The labour party website stated that joining the labour party would allow you to vote in future leadership elections. However according to the NEC, newer members that joined after the 12/1/16 will be unable to cast a vote in this leadership challenge. This is wrong. We are real members who have paid

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http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-07-12/freeze-on-labour-members-allowed-to-vote-in-contest/

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Procedures for electing the leader of a political party are a matter for the party concerned, not for the Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 12 July 2016
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