UK Labour member to challenge party ban on contesting NI elections

A voter places a ballot paper in the ballot box at the polling station at Market Hall in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, as the General Election got underway across the UK. Picture: PA

A legal bid has been initiated challenging the UK Labour Party’s refusal to stand candidates in Northern Ireland.

Keith Gray, a Labour member from Belfast, has issued pre-action correspondence to the party.