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membership of 2 political parties 

you cannot officially be a member of the Conservative or Liberal Democrats and any other party, as they both field candidates throughout Great Britain. Labour members can also be a member of the Cooperative party

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2727d15 Comments

So you can not be a member of the Conservative and Brexit party?

Jane Carter ● 2727d

Yes you can. I am.

Sue Hammond ● 2727d

well, according to Barbara you can't officially. I suspect she is right.

Jane Carter ● 2727d

Fyfi I also joined UKIP when it looked like Farage might lead the party again when Brexit looked to be under threat. As it happened he cut all ties when Tommy Robinson became associated with the party, and I cancelled my membership too and waited for NF to found his new party.

Sue Hammond ● 2727d

Who would know though? I didn't have to give details of any other memberships held.

Sue Hammond ● 2727d

Obviously Brexit won't care because, as an0ther poster said, NF just wants your money. Would be surprised if the Tory party approved. It's not a question of Who would know' but of personal integrity like not voting in 2 constituencies if you are lucky enough to have a home in both

Jane Carter ● 2727d

Any political party wants membership money Jane. When May continued to make such an utter horlicks of Brexit I contacted Tory membership department and explained why I wanted to cancel my membership and asked them to refund my subscription. They refused and just said I was under no obligation to renew it when the time comes. So that's what will happen but for the time being I belong to two parties. My integrity has nothing to do with it.

Sue Hammond ● 2727d

Jane, I wondered if you and Richard post on here from different rooms or sometimes can you find it in your heart to be in the same room at the same time with him?

Paul Game ● 2727d

Or is Jane Richard's alter ego? 🤔 Or his proxy poster?🤔

Sue Hammond ● 2727d

Given they're married I imagine Jane and Richard greatly enjoy each others' company 'Paul'

Craig Fordham ● 2727d

Only kidding Craig😀

Paul Game ● 2727d

Lol Sue🤣 Just thought Jane may have got fed up with his copying and pasting!

Paul Game ● 2727d

Be careful Paul, a soh isn't allowed on here.

Sue Hammond ● 2727d

Glad to hear it Paul.  A sense of humour is always welcome, but there's no need to get personal.

Craig Fordham ● 2727d

Technically the Brexit Party doesn't have members, only registered supporters who make donations. It appears to be structured as a limited company presumably so its directors can concoct policies, statements, etc without any need to consult any members - as there aren't any only supporters who fund them! I note a couple of the directors (not Farage) have been accused of making racist islamaphobic and antisemitic tweets in the past (source: Wikipedia).  I haven't double checked but I think the rules of most major parties stipulate you should not be a member of another party. As one can't be a member of the BXP then maybe its not a breach of Conservative rules to be a BXP supporter while also a CON member? As Sue says though, how will they find out? Unless the party subscription secretary is following this thread?

Michael Ixer ● 2727d