Labour frontbencher Ed Miliband says the party's leader has got "lots of other things on his plate" amid calls for him to intervene in Broxtowe's candidate selection row. With the next general election expected in 2024, political parties are currently going through the process of deciding who their candidates will be.
In Broxtowe, Greg Marshall put himself forward again to be the party's candidate after having stood at the general elections in both 2017 and 2019. His campaign was endorsed by Labour figures including Lord Vernon Coaker and Paddy Tipping.
But Councillor Marshall, who also serves on Broxtowe Borough Council, said he was blocked from progressing to the next stage after a Labour Party meeting on February 27. The selection process in Broxtowe has now got to the stage of having a shortlist of potential Labour candidates, which Greg Marshall does not feature on.
