And Just before he was selected
on Friday
[The executive committee of the
Wakefield Constituency Labour Party (CLP)
has resigned en masse amid a row over
the selection of the candidate for the
forthcoming by-election.]
https://news.sky.com/story/executive...n-row-12611957
[A standoff between the national and local party
has seen three local candidates kept off
the shortlist - including the
deputy council leader Jack Hemingway.
Neither of the final two
candidates - Kate Dearden and
Simon Lightwood - are from Wakefield.]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-61458020