The latest electoral commission news proves quite the curate’s egg for radical centrists. On one hand, Renew – the remainer party co-conspirators may know best for getting through two leaders in a year – has been given a £2,800 penalty for late delivery of their 2019 election campaign expenditure. The LibDems also failed to deliver accurate quarterly donation returns, though they dodged any sanctions…
In more exciting news, however, for any remainiac, centrist readers who’ve stumbled onto the site by accident, it sounds like Gina Miller’s upcoming new party – the True & Fair Party – is close to launching. An email sent out to prospective supporters last night said they’re still waiting for electoral commission approval, though in the meantime she’s laying the groundwork for publicity materials. Gina wants a video showing “that people from all walks of life, across the country, want more accountable politics and policymaking that delivers better outcomes for them and their families.” Any co-conspirators wanting to help Gina’s new remainiac party out can submit an application to take part in the video here. Happy filming…
Guido has reported on the Lib Dem, Tory, and UKIP leadership races that are all concurrently rumbling on but today another party joined the fray: a minor anti-Brexit party called ‘Renew’ has seen its leader abruptly resign this morning and be replaced by a former Conservative MEP. This comes as ‘Renew’ finished in thirteenth place in the Peterborough by-election behind the Monster Raving Loony Party and a man dressed as Elmo…
Outgoing leader Annabel Mullin had stood as a Change UK candidate in the European Elections after an electoral pact between the two fledgling parties and lost badly. Former MEP Julie Girling has now been installed as interim leader before a contest is organised. Some say People’s Vote rebels within Labour had been preparing to make a move against Corbyn after a Peterborough loss, but seemingly Labour now is the only party without a Leadership crisis…
Sad news: anti-Brexit ‘party’ Renew is in trouble after its founder resigned just three months after the party launched. Referendum result denying Renew – which compares itself to Macron’s En Marche – was set up to great fanfare among less reality-based Remainers in February. Despite having a handful of supporters it called itself a ‘movement’ and announced ambitious plans to field hundreds of anti-Brexit candidates at the next election. Now its main man has walked…
Founder Chris Coghlan hinted at acrimonious divisions:
“Over the past weeks and months, it has become clear to me that other senior members of the party do not share the same values as I do. These are the values of opportunity, responsibility, integrity and decomcracy; the belief that in every political party members should have the final say.
“It has become increasingly clear that the vision for the party I founded could not be delivered through the existing senior team, and that that team will resist any attempt to change the current structure through democratic means. Therefore, it is with a heavy heart that I am leaving the party… Renew may not any longer offer this new hope but I’m hopeful that something will soon as Britain deserves better than what it’s currently being offered by those in charge.”
Splitters…
