Student unions split on leaving NUS in row over president

Tuesday 17th May 2016 18:38 EDT
 

Students at Exeter University have voted to stay in the National Union of Students after those at Newcastle and Lincoln voted to leave this week.

Similar votes are taking place amid concerns of anti-Semitism after Malia Bouattia's election as president.

Oxford and Cambridge are among others planning disaffiliation votes.

Ms Bouattia has been accused of making anti-Semitic remarks, which she says were part of a political argument rather than one of religion. Surrey University Student Union has also voted to remain affiliated.

At Exeter 5,334 students voted - just under 31% of those eligible and a high turnout for a student vote.

Of these:

- 2,546 voted in favour of disaffiliation

- 2,690 voted to remain

- 98 said they were neutral or confused

- this gave a majority of 144 in favour of remaining.

Other student unions planning disaffiliation votes include Warwick, Hull, Cambridge, Worcester, Loughborough, Oxford, and York.


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