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| − | Afzal Amin is | + | Afzal Amin is a former candidate for the [[Conservative Party]] in Dudley North in the 2015 general election but was forced to resign 2 months before the election. |
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| + | In March 2015 it was revealed that Amin had been in talks with the [[English Defence League]] to arrange a march in his constituency, that he would then cancel and take credit for defusing the situation. | ||
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| + | After being suspended by the party, Amin resigned as an election candidate.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32024045 Afzal Amin resigns as Conservative candidate in Dudley North], 23 March 2015, accessed 24 March 2015 </ref> | ||
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*[[Tommy Robinson]],<ref> Nicholas Watt and Matthew Taylor, [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/mar/22/tory-candidate-afzal-amin-accused-of-edl-plot-urged-fess-up-go-now Tory candidate accused of EDL plot urged to 'fess up' and 'go now'], The ''Guardian'', 22 March 2015, accessed same day </ref> | *[[Tommy Robinson]],<ref> Nicholas Watt and Matthew Taylor, [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/mar/22/tory-candidate-afzal-amin-accused-of-edl-plot-urged-fess-up-go-now Tory candidate accused of EDL plot urged to 'fess up' and 'go now'], The ''Guardian'', 22 March 2015, accessed same day </ref> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Conservative Party|Amin, Afzal]] | [[Category:Conservative Party|Amin, Afzal]] | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 24 March 2015
Afzal Amin is a former candidate for the Conservative Party in Dudley North in the 2015 general election but was forced to resign 2 months before the election.
EDL march
In March 2015 it was revealed that Amin had been in talks with the English Defence League to arrange a march in his constituency, that he would then cancel and take credit for defusing the situation.
After being suspended by the party, Amin resigned as an election candidate.[1]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ BBC News Afzal Amin resigns as Conservative candidate in Dudley North, 23 March 2015, accessed 24 March 2015
- ↑ Nicholas Watt and Matthew Taylor, Tory candidate accused of EDL plot urged to 'fess up' and 'go now', The Guardian, 22 March 2015, accessed same day
