Tory party facing bid to bring High Court challenge over leadership election
by Tom Pilgrim
Nov 23, 2023
3 minutes
The Conservative Party’s refusal to give information relating to its leadership election process leaves it “wholly unaccountable” and with “untrammelled power” over the selection of a new Prime Minister, the High Court has been told.
News organisation Tortoise Media is attempting to bring a legal challenge against the political party after it declined to answer nine questions over the status and demographics of its members who chose Liz Truss as Tory leader last year.
Ms Truss was announced as leader on September 5, before Minister by the late Queen the following day without a general election being held.
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