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Are you a Labour member barred from voting in the leadership election?

Banning new Labour members from voting could help those who wish to remove Jeremy Corbyn as leader.
Banning new Labour members from voting could help those who wish to remove Jeremy Corbyn as leader. Photograph: Robert Perry/REX/Shutterstock

Tens of thousands of union members have been barred from voting in Labour’s closely fought leader’s election. If you’ve been prevented from voting, we’d like you to share your experience.

The party’s ruling body, the national executive committee (NEC), has barred people who have been party members for less than six months from voting.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Labour officials of suspending members without letting them know why or giving them the chance to appeal, as tensions surrounding the party’s leadership election intensified over the weekend.

Are you a new member? What do you think of these plans? Share your thoughts below.

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