Party of Islam’ has bid to become new UK political party rejected

An application to register a new ‘Party of Islam’ in the UK has been rejected by the Electoral Commission.

The independent body, which regulates election standards, said the would-be party’s proposals “did not meet the requirements set out in electoral law”.

A commission spokesperson told Yahoo News: “We refused the application as their proposed constitution did not satisfactorily set out the structure and organisation of the party.

“Their proposed financial scheme did not meet the requirements set out in electoral law. Their application form was also non-complaint with electoral law. They have not been registered as a political party.”

When asked why the application is no longer on its website, the commission told Yahoo News: “While we are considering an application, their identity marks are posted on our website for public comment. Once a decision on an application is made, they are taken down.”

I thought the application looked amateurish; however the potential for an ‘Islam party’ is on our streets every weekend at the moment and others will be more professional.