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The Met says it is investigating the allegations now Labour's own inquiry has concluded
A Labour party selection contest in Croydon for the next general election is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.
The party paused its parliamentary candidate selection process in Croydon East in November while it looked into complaints local member data provided to some candidates was inaccurate.
There were also allegations the membership database was tampered with.
The Met said it was investigating now Labour's own inquiry had concluded.
The parliamentary constituency of Croydon East was abolished in 1955 but was re-established in 2023 following a Boundary Commission review ahead of the next general election.
A spokesperson for the Met said: "We have received allegations of computer misuse in relation to an internal selection process for a political party in Croydon during October and November last year.
"The Met's cyber crime team are investigating and inquiries are ongoing."
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