Labour will the first party to launch its campaign for the upcoming Stretford and Urmston by-election, to be held on December 15. Following the resignation of MP Kate Green, local Councillor Andrew Western has been selected as Labour’s candidate.
On Saturday he will be welcoming Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner to Stretford Public Hall for a short campaign rally and door-knocking. Coun Western, the current Trafford council leader, is looking to put household finances at the centre of Labour’s campaign to hold the seat.
Speaking ahead of the launch, he said: “The legacy of the Conservatives is an economic black hole, with more and more households being sucked into the depths of financial chaos. I live here in Stretford and Urmston and I am utterly furious about how this Government have behaved.