Overview

• Balloting closed Saturday after in-person voting from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. GMT and a proxy deadline on Friday, with extraordinary returning officer Donovan Lock overseeing the count.
• George Abaraonye previously posted messages that appeared to celebrate Charlie Kirk being shot, later deleted them, and said he reacted impulsively and was misrepresented.
• The Oxford Union condemned the reported comments and stated opposition to political violence, while also denouncing racial abuse and threats directed at Abaraonye.
• Abaraonye urged members to vote no in the poll, framing the choice as an affirmation of free speech and a rejection of harassment from far-right actors.
• Reports of major donor freezes and speaker withdrawals have circulated, including claims of substantial funds on hold, which the Oxford Union disputes in scale.