Early Day Motion·EDM 865

ELECTORAL FRAUD IN HACKNEY (No. 3)

22 July 19999 Signatures

Motion Text

That this House notes that Labour councillor, Lorraine Monk, elected in May 1998, resigned her seat due to a police investigation, following allegations of her being fraudulently entered on the electoral register; regrets the fact that the police terminated their investigations when Councillor Monk resigned; and calls upon Special Branch to re-open the investigation to ensure that any electoral fraud is firmly dealt with.