Phil Woolas immigration leaflets case: high court orders election rerun in Oldham East
Special election court heard Labour MP knowingly made false claims as experts predict profound changes for future polls
Phil Woolas, the shadow immigration minister, faces being ejected from parliament after a court ruled today that he had breached election laws by falsely claiming his Liberal Democrat opponent had "wooed" extremist Muslims in the run-up to the 6 May poll.
For the first time in 99 years a specially convened election court has overturned the result of a parliamentary poll and ordered a rerun after two high court judges ruled the result of the Oldham East poll void. They upheld the claim by Elwyn Watkins that Woolas knowingly made false statements.
Quite a few Oldhamites on here, what are your views ?.
Fair to say Woolas will be feeling a tad sheepish right now.
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Ding DOng the witch is gone - Woolas has lost his appeal and is not aware of any loopholes in the system that will allow him back - he thinks its the end of the road. for three years atleast.
Phil Woolas has also been barred from standing as an MP for 3 years and suspended from the Labour party.
Good result there. Lets hope they get rid of him and other like minded individuals?