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The ballot papers have already been sent out, but some members are
still trying out ways of stopping Jeremy Corby, including going to
court to declare the elections invalid because of so-called
malpractices. The problem is, if there are weaknesses to the voting
system, then it applies to all candidates and not just Jeremy Corbyn.
The Islington Marxist has never been anywhere near Labour HQ, so he
could not have invented the voting methodology. It was put in place by
Ed Milliband, in whose cabinet two of the candidates, Burnham and
Cooper were senior opposition Ministers. meanwhile, Scotlands largest
selling daily, the Daily Record, has endorsed Mr Corbyn in the
elections.
George Okello
Politics Labour leadership: Party makes legal checks over contest
19 August 2015From the section UK Politics
The Labour Party has made legal checks to ensure its leadership
contest is complying with the law and try to avoid challenges to the
result.
New regulations allow members of the public to sign up to vote as a
"registered supporter" for £3.
The contest has been plagued by concerns that members of other parties
have tried to influence the outcome.
A spokeswoman for acting leader Harriet Harman rejected any suggestion
of plans to halt or suspend the election.
The spokeswoman said: "The party's focus is on making sure that the
2014 rules are fully complied with.
"We have taken legal advice to make sure that the rules are being
complied with and that all due diligence as possible was being done.
"But there were no plans to halt or suspend the contest. We keep a
close eye on the process."
'Tradition of support'
A Labour spokeswoman said a Conservative activist who had paid £1 to
join the Labour Party - under a discounted rate for former members of
the armed forces - had been barred and would not get a vote in the
leadership contest.
Alan Pearmain, a parish councillor and deputy chairman of the South
Ribble Conservative Association, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire
programme he had joined as a bit of "mischief-making".
Meanwhile, Scotland's Daily Record has given its backing in the
leadership race to left-winger Jeremy Corbyn.
Labour leadership contest
■Who are the candidates? Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, Liz Kendall
■Dates: Ballot papers were sent out on 14 August; voting can take
place by post or online. They must be returned by 10 September. The
result is announced on 12 September
■Who can vote? All party members, registered supporters and affiliated
supporters - including those joining via a union. More than 160,000
people signed up to vote as supporters, full members or union
affiliates in the final days before the registration deadline,
bringing the total size of the electorate to 610,000
■What is the voting system? The Alternative Vote system is being used,
with voters asked to rank candidates in order of preference
■How does it work? If no candidate wins outright with more than 50% of
first preferences, whoever is in fourth place drops out and the second
preferences of their backers are reallocated to the other candidates.
If there is still no winner the third placed candidate is then
eliminated with their second preferences similarly reallocated. The
candidate who has accumulated the most votes through the different
rounds then wins.
The newspaper's front-page endorsement comes a week after its sister
paper - the Daily Mirror - backed Andy Burnham.
• Everything you need to know about the four candidates hoping to
become the next Labour leader.
Mr Corbyn said: "I'm obviously pleased to have the backing of a paper
that has such a long tradition of support for the Labour Party.
"I'm sure that, at least in part, this endorsement will have been made
with Labour's future in Scotland in mind, which is important as Labour
has a real need to reconnect with communities in Scotland if we are to
succeed across the UK."
Meanwhile, former Home Secretary David Blunkett - who is backing Andy
Burnham for the leadership - has added his voice to the other senior
Labour figures warning about a Corbyn victory.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Jeremy Corbyn has not only
been good at opposition against the Tories, he's also been profoundly
good at opposition against my party".
David Blunkett is the latest Labour figure to warn against Jeremy Corbyn
"If you want to continue being in opposition, vote for somebody who is
good at opposition," he added.
Mr Blunkett said he wanted "somebody who can actually address the
world of tomorrow rather than taking us back to Old Labour or, for
that matter, New Labour in the 90s, because we are addressing an
entirely different world".
System criticised
Sarah Brown, the wife of former Prime Minister Gordon, has meanwhile
backed Yvette Cooper for the leadership, with Andy Burnham as her
second choice.
Opinion polls suggest Ms Cooper is locked in a battle with Mr Burnham
to emerge as the main challenger to Mr Corbyn, with Liz Kendall
trailing in fourth place.
Mr Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall are battling against Mr
Corbyn in the contest.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband has faced calls to apologise for the
voting system being used to elect his successor.
The change from an electoral college system, which gave equal weight
to MPs, party members and trade unionists, to "one member, one vote,"
with the public allowed to join as registered supporters for £3, was
overwhelmingly backed by a special Labour conference last year.
But critics, including backbench Labour MPs Simon Danczuk and Graham
Stringer, say the new system was too open to abuse.
The result of the election will be announced at a special conference
on September 12.
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The ballot papers have already been sent out, but some members are
still trying out ways of stopping Jeremy Corby, including going to
court to declare the elections invalid because of so-called
malpractices. The problem is, if there are weaknesses to the voting
system, then it applies to all candidates and not just Jeremy Corbyn.
The Islington Marxist has never been anywhere near Labour HQ, so he
could not have invented the voting methodology. It was put in place by
Ed Milliband, in whose cabinet two of the candidates, Burnham and
Cooper were senior opposition Ministers. meanwhile, Scotlands largest
selling daily, the Daily Record, has endorsed Mr Corbyn in the
elections.
George Okello
Politics Labour leadership: Party makes legal checks over contest
19 August 2015From the section UK Politics
The Labour Party has made legal checks to ensure its leadership
contest is complying with the law and try to avoid challenges to the
result.
New regulations allow members of the public to sign up to vote as a
"registered supporter" for £3.
The contest has been plagued by concerns that members of other parties
have tried to influence the outcome.
A spokeswoman for acting leader Harriet Harman rejected any suggestion
of plans to halt or suspend the election.
The spokeswoman said: "The party's focus is on making sure that the
2014 rules are fully complied with.
"We have taken legal advice to make sure that the rules are being
complied with and that all due diligence as possible was being done.
"But there were no plans to halt or suspend the contest. We keep a
close eye on the process."
'Tradition of support'
A Labour spokeswoman said a Conservative activist who had paid £1 to
join the Labour Party - under a discounted rate for former members of
the armed forces - had been barred and would not get a vote in the
leadership contest.
Alan Pearmain, a parish councillor and deputy chairman of the South
Ribble Conservative Association, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire
programme he had joined as a bit of "mischief-making".
Meanwhile, Scotland's Daily Record has given its backing in the
leadership race to left-winger Jeremy Corbyn.
Labour leadership contest
■Who are the candidates? Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, Liz Kendall
■Dates: Ballot papers were sent out on 14 August; voting can take
place by post or online. They must be returned by 10 September. The
result is announced on 12 September
■Who can vote? All party members, registered supporters and affiliated
supporters - including those joining via a union. More than 160,000
people signed up to vote as supporters, full members or union
affiliates in the final days before the registration deadline,
bringing the total size of the electorate to 610,000
■What is the voting system? The Alternative Vote system is being used,
with voters asked to rank candidates in order of preference
■How does it work? If no candidate wins outright with more than 50% of
first preferences, whoever is in fourth place drops out and the second
preferences of their backers are reallocated to the other candidates.
If there is still no winner the third placed candidate is then
eliminated with their second preferences similarly reallocated. The
candidate who has accumulated the most votes through the different
rounds then wins.
The newspaper's front-page endorsement comes a week after its sister
paper - the Daily Mirror - backed Andy Burnham.
• Everything you need to know about the four candidates hoping to
become the next Labour leader.
Mr Corbyn said: "I'm obviously pleased to have the backing of a paper
that has such a long tradition of support for the Labour Party.
"I'm sure that, at least in part, this endorsement will have been made
with Labour's future in Scotland in mind, which is important as Labour
has a real need to reconnect with communities in Scotland if we are to
succeed across the UK."
Meanwhile, former Home Secretary David Blunkett - who is backing Andy
Burnham for the leadership - has added his voice to the other senior
Labour figures warning about a Corbyn victory.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Jeremy Corbyn has not only
been good at opposition against the Tories, he's also been profoundly
good at opposition against my party".
David Blunkett is the latest Labour figure to warn against Jeremy Corbyn
"If you want to continue being in opposition, vote for somebody who is
good at opposition," he added.
Mr Blunkett said he wanted "somebody who can actually address the
world of tomorrow rather than taking us back to Old Labour or, for
that matter, New Labour in the 90s, because we are addressing an
entirely different world".
System criticised
Sarah Brown, the wife of former Prime Minister Gordon, has meanwhile
backed Yvette Cooper for the leadership, with Andy Burnham as her
second choice.
Opinion polls suggest Ms Cooper is locked in a battle with Mr Burnham
to emerge as the main challenger to Mr Corbyn, with Liz Kendall
trailing in fourth place.
Mr Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall are battling against Mr
Corbyn in the contest.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband has faced calls to apologise for the
voting system being used to elect his successor.
The change from an electoral college system, which gave equal weight
to MPs, party members and trade unionists, to "one member, one vote,"
with the public allowed to join as registered supporters for £3, was
overwhelmingly backed by a special Labour conference last year.
But critics, including backbench Labour MPs Simon Danczuk and Graham
Stringer, say the new system was too open to abuse.
The result of the election will be announced at a special conference
on September 12.
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Labour leadership: Burnham criticises Cooper call to quit
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18 August 2015
Labour leadership contest: David Miliband backs Kendall
17 August 2015
Why most of the 'Stop Corbyn' schemes won't work
17 August 2015
Labour leadership: Gordon Brown says party must be credible
16 August 2015
Around the BBC
Labour's leaders in two minutes
Chris Mullin imagines a Corbyn win
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