Petition · past parliament

Make NEC honour Labour Party membership grounds and right to vote on leadership

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Many have joined the Labour Party under grounds stated on the party's website that include ability to vote in leadership elections. The NEC has undermined these grounds and also disenfranchised the very people Labour claims to support due to the new fee and exclusion of recently joined party members

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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

Timeline

12 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.