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Can Jo Cox's Sister Fend Off The Tories In The Batley And Spen By-Election?
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less than 3000 majority.
less than 3000 majority.
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“Labour MP Tracy Brabin, who was elected to replace Jo Cox, has paid a moving tribute to her friend and predecessor,…”
“Brabin was elected without opposition from the major parties at the by-election to replace Cox,…”
“ ‘I wasn’t elected in a conventional way and it was in the darkest of circumstances through the loss of my friend and inspiration, Jo Cox, that I came to be here,’…’ Brabin said.”
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“Born only a few miles and 12 years apart, Jo and Tracy went to the same school in Heckmondwike and when Tracy volunteered for Jo’s general election campaign in 2015, they found they were “cut from the same cloth”. “
I think that made them fairly good mates. As youngmaf says, the electorate doesn’t get to choose a party’s candidate.
“Labour MP Tracy Brabin, who was elected to replace Jo Cox, has paid a moving tribute to her friend and predecessor,…”
“Brabin was elected without opposition from the major parties at the by-election to replace Cox,…”
“ ‘I wasn’t elected in a conventional way and it was in the darkest of circumstances through the loss of my friend and inspiration, Jo Cox, that I came to be here,’…’ Brabin said.”
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“Born only a few miles and 12 years apart, Jo and Tracy went to the same school in Heckmondwike and when Tracy volunteered for Jo’s general election campaign in 2015, they found they were “cut from the same cloth”. “
I think that made them fairly good mates. As youngmaf says, the electorate doesn’t get to choose a party’s candidate.
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Jo Cox was a murdered woman, but she was also a well liked former local MP.
Brabin effectively resigned as MP when she got the nomination for Mayor of West Yorkshire last October. Presumably Leadbeater decided to join the Labour Party after that.
Brabin has got a pay rise to £105,000 for what is probably a lot less work.
Jo Cox was a murdered woman, but she was also a well liked former local MP.
Brabin effectively resigned as MP when she got the nomination for Mayor of West Yorkshire last October. Presumably Leadbeater decided to join the Labour Party after that.
Brabin has got a pay rise to £105,000 for what is probably a lot less work.
Jackdaw,
Are you sure that demographic is for Batley ?
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Are you sure that demographic is for Batley ?
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Jackdaw,
From the constituency profile on wikipedia:
// The population in the district is diverse[. Cleckheaton and many of the towns in the Spen Valley have few residents from non-white heritage backgrounds, while Batley has a sizeable number of residents with South Asian backgrounds, namely Pakistani (9.2%) and Indian (Gujarati) (15.9%). Heckmondwike also has a well-established South Asian community with 16.9% residents having Pakistani heritage. //
From the constituency profile on wikipedia:
// The population in the district is diverse[. Cleckheaton and many of the towns in the Spen Valley have few residents from non-white heritage backgrounds, while Batley has a sizeable number of residents with South Asian backgrounds, namely Pakistani (9.2%) and Indian (Gujarati) (15.9%). Heckmondwike also has a well-established South Asian community with 16.9% residents having Pakistani heritage. //
Kim L. is a much better bet for Labour than the brother of the chap who is leading the witch-hunt against the poor teacher at Batley for daring to expect academic fair-mindedness. He was being supported by a percentage of the population. I daresay sentimentality will shove a lot of votes towards Kim. It's a numbers exercise. I saw Batley change as I grew up,so can't really opine with any authority these days. A closer vote than it was i.m.o.p..
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