A Liverpool MP facing a battle to be selected as the Labour candidate at the next general election said the party has issues to respond to over the selection process.
Ian Byrne, MP for Liverpool West Derby, said he shared “serious concerns” raised by party members as the former city councillor goes through a series of votes to establish whether he will be on the ballot for a second term in Westminster at the next general election. Mr Byrne, like Labour MPs across the country, is going through a selection process as the opposition prepares for a national poll.
The former Everton ward member on Liverpool Council has taken part in votes from the different Labour branches in the West Derby constituency in a bid to make it back onto the ballot. He could now face a potential open selection process for the seat.
