Oxford Union plunged into fresh scandal after president removed from office for 'election-rigging'

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The Oxford Union has been plunged into a fresh scandal after its president-elect was removed from office over alleged election-ringing.

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Catherine Xu was stripped of the position following findings of electoral fraud by the debating society's tribunal.But Ms Xu - who had been due to assume the presidency during Michaelmas term in September - has denied all accusations, characterising them as "political drama".She said: "I strongly reject the findings against myself and deny that any conspiracy existed.

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I am deeply concerned that the decision appears to rely on evidence I believe to be fabricated or materially unreliable, yet imposes an extraordinarily severe and disproportionate penalty."The postgraduate student at Exeter College was found to have provided Union membership cards to individuals who were not members, enabling them to cast votes during the election.On March 6, Leo Zhou - who was standing for the secretary's committee - discovered several students casting ballots using...

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