The younger sister of murdered MP Jo Cox, Kim Leadbeater, has been confirmed as the Labour candidate for the by-election in Cox s old constituency of Batley & Spen.
The 44-year-old said she is honoured to stand for the party in her hometown after doing a lot of soul-searching about what s best for the place I love .
The campaigner and ambassador for the Jo Cox Foundation, who is also a personal trainer, confirmed last week that she was putting her hat in the ring.
This evening it was announced she had been chosen by Labour members over shortlisted candidates Hugh Goulbourne, a lawyer from Huddersfield, and Hasnain Khan, a 3rd year medical student at Sheffield University.
Boris Johnson today insisted a free trade deal with Australia should be seen as an opportunity and not a threat as UK farmers fear the agreement could put them out of business.
Boris Johnson today insisted he knows how hard it has been on the frontline during the pandemic for NHS staff after he was challenged over the resignation of one of the nurses who looked after him when he was in intensive care with Covid.
Jenny McGee, who kept vigil by the PM s side for two days when he was in St Thomas Hospital in London last year, said she was disillusioned with a lack of respect shown by the Government to NHS staff.
She criticised the Government s proposed one per cent pay rise for frontline health workers saying she was sick of staff not getting the respect and now pay that we deserve .
Two Bristol MPs would lose seats if General Election was held now, claims poll
Survey results have been revealed
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Two Bristol MPs would lose their seats if a General Election was held today, according to a new poll.
The survey by the Electoral Calculus asked residents whether and how they intend to vote if there were an imminent general election.