Four London Labour figures charged after criminal investigation into alleged vote rigging
Four London Labour figures have been charged after a criminal investigation into alleged vote rigging. Joel Bodmer, 40, Shila Bodmer, 41, Gabriel Leroy, 24, and former Croydon councillor Carole Bonner, 69, have been charged with conspiracy and computer misuse in relation to irregularities surrounding the candidate selection process for Croydon East at the 2024 general election. Mr Bodmer, an organiser with trade union Unison who was a prospective candidate in the seat, is also charged with perverting the course of justice after allegations phone records were changed. Labour confirmed that they all been suspended from the party. Labour was forced to pause the selection process in the south London seat in 2023 following complaints about party members’ contact details being altered. Phone numbers had allegedly been changed and fake email addresses submitted, meaning that some hopeful candidates could not contact Labour members to vote. This sparked a flurry of allegations that the selection process was rigged in favour of a particular candidate. The Met Police launched an investigation in March 2024. A force spokesman told …
