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| Labour leadership: Harriet Harman warns MPs over new members | Labour leadership: Harriet Harman warns MPs over new members |
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| Harriet Harman has written to all Labour MPs asking them to check new members are not trying to skew the party's leadership contest. | Harriet Harman has written to all Labour MPs asking them to check new members are not trying to skew the party's leadership contest. |
| Each MP has been sent a list of new members from their constituency so they can check for suspicious names. | Each MP has been sent a list of new members from their constituency so they can check for suspicious names. |
| It follows claims, denied by the party, of non Labour supporters signing up to back left-wing candidate Jeremy Corbyn. | It follows claims, denied by the party, of non Labour supporters signing up to back left-wing candidate Jeremy Corbyn. |
| Ms Harman, the acting leader, wants to ensure anyone who does not "share Labour's values" is weeded out. | Ms Harman, the acting leader, wants to ensure anyone who does not "share Labour's values" is weeded out. |
| BBC political correspondent Alex Forsyth said the decision to write to MPs was part of ongoing efforts to ensure a robust contest rather than a result of particular concerns. | BBC political correspondent Alex Forsyth said the decision to write to MPs was part of ongoing efforts to ensure a robust contest rather than a result of particular concerns. |
| In the email, Ms Harman asks MPs to use their "local knowledge and information" to "uphold the integrity of the leadership election". | |
| She tells them to raise any concerns about the names on the list with officials. | |
| Last week Ms Harman told the Guardian a similar email had been sent to constituency Labour parties. | Last week Ms Harman told the Guardian a similar email had been sent to constituency Labour parties. |
| Labour leadership contest | Labour leadership contest |
| At-a-glance profiles of the four contenders | At-a-glance profiles of the four contenders |
| Labour is allowing people to sign up for £3 as a "registered supporter", which entitles them to vote in the leadership contest alongside regular party members. | Labour is allowing people to sign up for £3 as a "registered supporter", which entitles them to vote in the leadership contest alongside regular party members. |
| Anyone signing up is asked to confirm: "I support the aims and values of the Labour Party." | Anyone signing up is asked to confirm: "I support the aims and values of the Labour Party." |
| But there have been warnings from some within the party of known "hard left" activists registering. | But there have been warnings from some within the party of known "hard left" activists registering. |
| John Ferrett, leader of the Labour group on Portsmouth City Council, told BBC Radio 4's The World at One the names of a local Conservative activist and a member of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition appeared on a list he had seen. | |
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| But Labour MP Fabian Hamilton said he had seen "no evidence" of other parties and groups trying to hijack the contest. | |
| Labour says it has a "robust system to prevent fraudulent or malicious applications" with all applications checked against the Electoral Register. | Labour says it has a "robust system to prevent fraudulent or malicious applications" with all applications checked against the Electoral Register. |
| The party also said it had blocked an attempt by Conservative MP Tim Loughton to register to vote in the leadership election. | |
| Mr Loughton said he was never going to actually vote in the election, but paid the £3 to register and was planning to expose Labour's slip-up if he had received voting papers. | |
| Labour said: "While we are delighted to hear Tim shares Labour's aims and values, unfortunately he won't be able to vote in our leadership election. | |
| "We would like to thank him for his generous donation to the Labour Party which we are keeping. If he wants to donate more money he is very welcome to do so via our website." | |
| Ballot papers will be sent out on 14 August for the contest to replace Ed Miliband. | Ballot papers will be sent out on 14 August for the contest to replace Ed Miliband. |
| Mr Corbyn secured more nominations from constituency parties than any other candidate, although this has no direct bearing on the result. | Mr Corbyn secured more nominations from constituency parties than any other candidate, although this has no direct bearing on the result. |
| The popularity of his campaign has sparked warnings from rivals Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall - as well as other senior party figures - about a move to the left. | The popularity of his campaign has sparked warnings from rivals Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall - as well as other senior party figures - about a move to the left. |
| On Twitter, his campaign team announced it had raised £50,000 in 13 days, having aimed to hit the target in 50 days. | On Twitter, his campaign team announced it had raised £50,000 in 13 days, having aimed to hit the target in 50 days. |