Danny Beales / Boris Johnson
(Picture: Danny Beales / AP Photo/Matt Dunham)The Labour candidate who will take on Boris Johnson in Uxbridge and South Ruislip at the next election says a period spent being homeless as a teenager shaped his politics. Danny Beales, 34, who is head of policy at a charity, was selected as the Labour candidate for the west London seat this week. Johnson has been the MP there since 2015.
Beales was born in the area but moved in with his grandmother in Northampton as a teenager when his mother lost her job. They later lived in hostels for around six months. His “grades took a hit” as there was nowhere to do homework, but he became the first in his family to go to university. Beales is currently a councillor in Camden but plans to move back to the constituency.
