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Directors Reuben Atlas
Jerry Rothwell
Composers Lionel Corsini
Executive producers Stewart le Maréchal
Nick Ware
Producers Alison Morrow
Catherine Simeon
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A chronicle of excess and deception looks at the fascinating case of a young wine savant who conned investors out of millions of dollars.

Blackburn Asian women councillors 'forced' by the Labour party

Feb 20,2020 12:26 pm

Saima Afzal and Maryam Batan were considered to be a pioneer, if you were claimed to be elected as members of the Council

Blackburn, the first two Asian women local councillors have been deselected for the voice against old-fashioned attitude, it was.

Saima Afzal and Maryam Batan lodged complaints about how The Selection was carried out and how they were treated when they were dropped on 7. February.

sources say, they were replaced with Asian women, "toe The Line ".

The Labour Party has said that correct procedures were not followed and The Selection process will be run again on Friday.

Ms Afzal and Ms Batan were considered pioneers, as they were.

Earlier this month, you will have to Stand for re-selection by the Blackburn Labour Party , but two other Asian women were elected to replace them in The Local elections in may.

'Sour Grapes '

Ms Afzal and Ms Batan understood to complain, if you deselected were, claimed to have broken the party rules to force you.

Fans of the two members of the Council claim that the two new candidates were not be selected, as they have been members for less than a year and were hand-picked to "toe The Line ".

councillor Zamir Khan, who ran The Selection , described their reaction as "Sour Grapes ".

A spokesman for the NW Labour Party said The Selection would be re-run on Friday as "procedures were not followed".

Fans of the two members of the Council believe that you are the victim of misogyny by a group of older Asian men within the Blackburn Labour Party , because the Two Women were independent, open-minded and willing to speak out against the old-fashioned settings.

The regional Labour Party would not be the accusations of sexism and of the Council leader Mohammed comment on Khan declined to comment.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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