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Fall-out over Tory selection meeting in Oldham
Date: 2 January 2010
Tags: barbara jackson, conservative party, kashif ali, oldham, Opposition watch
From the Oldham Evening Chronicle:
A selection meeting sparked a huge fall-out amid allegations of threats and candidate rigging.
Oldham East and Saddleworth Conservatives chairman Barbara Jackson will stand down in protest, while former Councillor Chris Shyne called it a farce after only five candidates stood for five seats.
But North-West leaders insisted they are “a lone voice” [...]
