Good afternoon Jason,
Ref my previous email regarding the suspension of yourself from
the Federation , and in line with the original letter this is to advise you
That our next executive meeting will be held on Saturday 9th
February at 1400 hrs at the below address and where we will be considering your
future membership .
Reasons for Suspension.
Previous communication has clearly shown you do not support
Elected candidates of the conservative party.
This item will be chaired by an independent Chairman . If you
would like to attend , please could you let me know in advance of this meeting.
Please could you also make me aware in advance of the meeting if you
intend to bring legal representation of any kind.
REGARDS
TONY COUGHLIN
CHAIR BASILDON AND THURROCK CONSERVATIVE FEDERATION .
The Basildon and Thurrock Conservative Federation have fallen at the first fence. The "GUIDELINES FOR THE SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION OF MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY" state the following in bold type:
It is particularly important to remember that both the letter to the individual and the notice calling the meeting must include a statement setting out full details of the charges. The statement must be specific, it is not sufficient to simply ask a member to "explain his/her conduct". The charges shall be the basis of the hearing and will not be added to at any time after the notice has been served.
Quite clearly Basildon have not set out in any detail the charges that have been made, so even if the meeting goes ahead and the motion is passed, there is no doubt that it will be chucked out on appeal. Why doesn't Basildon and Thurrock drop this ludicrous charge, apologise to Jason, and get on with campaigning for the Conservative Party.
There is one further point, if every member of the Party had their membership cancelled because they did not support some elected candidates there would be thousands eliminated from membership. I am afraid that at this moment in time there are quite a number of Conservative MPs who have forgotten or ignored the manifesto on which they were elected, and in such circumstances their members have withdrawn their support.
The Basildon and Thurrock Conservative Federation have fallen at the first fence. The "GUIDELINES FOR THE SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION OF MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY" state the following in bold type:
It is particularly important to remember that both the letter to the individual and the notice calling the meeting must include a statement setting out full details of the charges. The statement must be specific, it is not sufficient to simply ask a member to "explain his/her conduct". The charges shall be the basis of the hearing and will not be added to at any time after the notice has been served.
Quite clearly Basildon have not set out in any detail the charges that have been made, so even if the meeting goes ahead and the motion is passed, there is no doubt that it will be chucked out on appeal. Why doesn't Basildon and Thurrock drop this ludicrous charge, apologise to Jason, and get on with campaigning for the Conservative Party.
There is one further point, if every member of the Party had their membership cancelled because they did not support some elected candidates there would be thousands eliminated from membership. I am afraid that at this moment in time there are quite a number of Conservative MPs who have forgotten or ignored the manifesto on which they were elected, and in such circumstances their members have withdrawn their support.
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