A local Nottinghamshire Labour party has claimed its process for selecting a MP candidate was "rigged" by the national party. Councillor Greg Marshall, who represents Beeston West for the Labour Party on Broxtowe Borough Council, has said he was "blocked" from becoming Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Broxtowe at a selection committee on Monday, February 27.
The Labour Party, in response, said it would "make no apologies" over processes that made sure "everyone selected is of the highest calibre". The fallout from the claimed blocking of Mr Marshall has now led to the resignations of Broxtowe Labour's selection and executive committees, with statements condemning what they described as an overreach from the central Labour Party's National Executive Committee.
In a Twitter post on Tuesday, February 28, a statement from the CLP [Constituency Labour Party] Selection Committee said: "Following the decision by the NEC to impose on Broxtowe three out-of-area candidates, whilst simultaneously blocking a high-profile local candidate, we hereby resign as the CLP Selection Committee.
