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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 

Martin Cole resigns from UKIP

Following yet one more inconclusive NEC meeting yesterday, Martin Cole today tendered his resignation from UKIP to General Secretary Michael Harvey. The resignation letter was as follows:-

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Dear Sir, 10th June, 2003

I hereby tender my resignation from the United Kingdom Independence Party. The reasons for my resignation should be well known to yourself and can be summarised as follows:-

Membership manipulation and failure to investigate glaring irregularities
Disregard of electoral procedures by yourself and other senior party officers
Disregard of the rules concerning contacts with extremist organisations
Wrongful suspension of two Regional Committees
Wrongful disqualification of myself as an MEP candidate and a mockery of
a supposed impartial appeals process.

The recent association of the party with disgraced US political pollster Dick Morris, is but further evidence of the present leadership's gross political incompetence and for me the final proof that UKIP has lost any right to honourably represent the case for Britain?s withdrawal from Europe.

Yours faithfully,
Martin Cole

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Although not mentioned in the letter, as mocking laughter would be the sole result, another major reason for the resignation was the disgusting way in which UKIP had treated its dedicated volunteer party members and workers in the North East and the party's total determination to impose a disgraced and unsuitable candidate upon that Region. Permission is being sought to place on this Blog the letter detailing this saga which was presented to the NEC at yesterday's meeting and blithely disregarded. This will not be the end of that matter!

posted by Martin |5:52 PM
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