Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to win
The Green party has chosen “a committed local campaigner” as its candidate in the Makerfield byelection which is due to take place on 18 June.
Chris Kennedy, a nurse and children’s safeguarding specialist, was chosen after a hustings on Wednesday amid reports that the party was proposing to hold back from investing significant resources in the byelection.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Mark Brown North of England correspondent.
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