{UAH} Change UK forced to change its name for a third time after dispute with petition site
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Change UK forced to change its name for a third time after dispute with petition site
Originally known as The Independent Group, the party was challenged over the similarity of its new title to a petitions website.
Thursday 13 June 2019 18:04, UK
Change UK has applied to change its name for a third time following a dispute with a petitions website.
The political group, originally known as The Independent Group, was challenged over the similarity of its new title to Change.org
Now, the group has confirmed it will apply to the Electoral Commission to register as The Independent Group for Change.
The party said in a statement: "Ahead of the European elections, lawyers for the organisation Change.org disputed our right to register as 'Change UK' with the Electoral Commission.
"Under threat of legal action by Change.org, which would have involved each MP being sued personally, and with no time left to register a new party name to contest the elections, our leadership at the time felt we had no option but to sign a legal agreement preventing the permanent use of the name Change UK once the campaign was over.
"We are now legally obliged to make a formal application to the Electoral Commission, to amend our name by 15 June, so today we are applying to register ourselves as 'The Independent Group for Change' and will await the Electoral Commission's decision.
"We remain determined as a party to tackle the big issues facing the country.
"Preventing a disastrous no-deal Brexit and fixing Britain's broken politics remain our absolute focus as we begin to build our new policy platform."
The move follows six MPs quitting the party earlier this month.
Former Tory MPs Heidi Allen and Sarah Wollaston left, along with ex- Labour MPs Chuka Umunna, Angela Smith, Luciana Berger and Gavin Shuker.
The remaining supporters in parliament are Anna Soubry - who is the new leader - Chris Leslie, Joan Ryan, Mike Gapes and Ann Coffey.
Change UK formally became a political party in April, to fight in the European Parliament elections.
It grew out of The Independent Group of MPs who split from Labour and the Conservatives in February over Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn's handling of antisemitism complaints.
Despite a slick launch in Westminster, the group was plagued by problems.
First, one of its MPs described people from an ethnic minority as having a "funny tinge".
Then it was unable to register its existing name because the Electoral Commission bans parties having the word "independent" in their name.
And in the election it had suffered all the stumbles for, it won only 3.4% of the vote and failed to gain any MEPs.
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