ROCHDALE PARTY MEMBERS FACE EXPULSION

Last night on the way home from Manchester I met a woman from the Labour Party who I have known for at least 25 years. She told me about the disgraceful victimisation of some long-standing Party members ( now threatened with expulsion) because they made an offiical complaint about their PPC Simon Danczuk. A former Mayor is now threatening to resign. My understanding is all the seven facing disciplinary action have been in the Labour Party for decades.
Danczuk has been PPC for a couple of years. He was selected over Manchester councillor Afzhal Khan, a former Lord Mayor of Manchester and someone who would have been a brilliant canddiate. The point at issue now is that Party members in Rochdale believe there are question-marks over Danczuk which require investigating. And have been brave enough to sign a letter saying so.
Have we now really reached the stage where any questioning of the New Labour clique who run the Party machine - and use it to get their candidates imposed often against the wishes of the local activists - is grounds for being thrown out?


http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/29600/former-mayor-threatens-to-quit-labour-party