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| Labour leadership contest: How you can vote without paying the £25 fee | |
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| More than 100,000 new Labour Party members must pay a £25 fee to take part in the upcoming leadership election vote. | More than 100,000 new Labour Party members must pay a £25 fee to take part in the upcoming leadership election vote. |
| The decision by Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) has caused outrage among Jeremy Corbyn's supporters who have interpreted it to be another attack on his leadership. | The decision by Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) has caused outrage among Jeremy Corbyn's supporters who have interpreted it to be another attack on his leadership. |
| There are, however, a number of ways to avoid the fee, which currently is an obstacle to around 20 per cent of the membership who joined the party after 12 January. | There are, however, a number of ways to avoid the fee, which currently is an obstacle to around 20 per cent of the membership who joined the party after 12 January. |
| Firstly, people can join the Unite union as a community member, paying 50p a week until becoming an affiliate member by 8 August. | Firstly, people can join the Unite union as a community member, paying 50p a week until becoming an affiliate member by 8 August. |
| This would allow members or anyone interested, including students and the unemployed, to vote in the upcoming election. | This would allow members or anyone interested, including students and the unemployed, to vote in the upcoming election. |
| Secondly, if you are black, Asian or belong to an ethnic minority, you would be eligible to vote in the election after paying £5 for a two-year membership of BAME Labour. | Secondly, if you are black, Asian or belong to an ethnic minority, you would be eligible to vote in the election after paying £5 for a two-year membership of BAME Labour. |
| If you are LGBT, you could gain a say in the leadership election if you join LGBT Labour for £8 a year. | If you are LGBT, you could gain a say in the leadership election if you join LGBT Labour for £8 a year. |
| Alternatively, you could join Scientists for Labour for a concession rate of £5 to vote. | Alternatively, you could join Scientists for Labour for a concession rate of £5 to vote. |
| Labour membership numbers are thought to have reached around half a million, more than the 405,000 it reached during the high point of Tony Blair's premiership. | Labour membership numbers are thought to have reached around half a million, more than the 405,000 it reached during the high point of Tony Blair's premiership. |
| Mr Corbyn has been allowed by the NEC to stand in the party's leadership election without needing to secure 51 nominations from Labour MPs or MEPs. | Mr Corbyn has been allowed by the NEC to stand in the party's leadership election without needing to secure 51 nominations from Labour MPs or MEPs. |