What happens in this situation? suspended election candidate
What happens in this situation? suspended election candidate
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craigjm

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20,672 posts

224 months

Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Leeds North East Conservative candidate Amjad Bashir has been suspended by the party because of comments made about jews.

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/tories-suspende...

I assume its too late to nominate someone else and even if they did the ballot papers have already gone to print. I guess he can stand as an independent but can the Conservative party replace him as their candidate at the ballot or is it too late? Im sure they wouldnt want a constituency without a candidate?

What happens in these situations?

JuanCarlosFandango

9,566 posts

95 months

Wednesday 20th November 2019
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I think what happens now is we get to hear again how Islamophobic the Tory party is.

bitchstewie

64,412 posts

234 months

Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Ex-UKIP imagine my surprise.

I read it and assume that he would be free to continue to run as an independent but that the Conservative Party couldn't put forward a different candidate as the candidate applies not the party.

Be interested to know.