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CP slams Electoral Commission on descriptions ban for May 6 elections

THE Communist Party of Britain (CPB) has slammed a last-minute decision by the Electoral Commission to ban its descriptions as the Communist Party, the Welsh Communist Party and the Scottish Communist Party on ballot papers for the May 6 elections.

All three names have long been registered with the Electoral Commission, which has now decided to ban them with immediate effect.

In previous elections to the Welsh Senedd, the party has described itself as the Welsh Communist Party on ballot papers, campaign materials and election broadcasts. 

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