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− | On 11 July 2016, [[Martin Howe]] QC emailed a letter to Iain McNicol stating that legal action will be taken if [[Jeremy Corbyn]] is left off the leadership ballot triggered by the challenge of [[Angela Eagle]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/12/legal-letter-to-nec-chief-over-labour-leadership-rules "Legal letter to NEC chief over Labour leadership rules"]</ref> | + | On 11 July 2016, [[Martin Howe]] QC emailed a letter to Iain McNicol stating that legal action will be taken if [[Jeremy Corbyn]] is left off the leadership ballot triggered by the challenge of [[Angela Eagle]]. Holding McNicol personally liable, Martin Howe wrote: |
+ | :"We understand that you are considering holding tomorrow's vote in secret. There is no ground for subverting the democratic procedures of a political party in such a way or the principles of the Labour Party. Secret votes have no place in the robust and open free speech of a [[National Executive Committee]]."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/12/legal-letter-to-nec-chief-over-labour-leadership-rules "Legal letter to NEC chief over Labour leadership rules"]</ref> | ||
==Figures== | ==Figures== |
Revision as of 16:04, 12 July 2016
Iain McNicol | |
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Born | 17 August 1969 |
Iain McNicol (born 17 August 1969) is a British Labour politician and trade unionist.
On 19 July 2011, Labour’s National Executive Committee appointed McNicol as General Secretary of the Labour Party.[1]
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Legal action
On 11 July 2016, Martin Howe QC emailed a letter to Iain McNicol stating that legal action will be taken if Jeremy Corbyn is left off the leadership ballot triggered by the challenge of Angela Eagle. Holding McNicol personally liable, Martin Howe wrote:
- "We understand that you are considering holding tomorrow's vote in secret. There is no ground for subverting the democratic procedures of a political party in such a way or the principles of the Labour Party. Secret votes have no place in the robust and open free speech of a National Executive Committee."[2]
Figures
On 7 July 2016, Iain McNicol tweeted:
- There has been a bit of speculation around @UKLabour membership so actual figures: 129,726 have joined since EU Referendum. Total now 515,000.[3]
Hobbies
On Twitter Iain McNicol says he is a black belt in karate, plays the bagpipes and is still trying to change the world.