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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Palestinian charity CEO to stand for Labour in Fife in boost for Starmer

Melanie Ward Sir Keir Starmer Fife Gaza Anas Sarwar Cowdenbeath Kirkcaldy
Melanie Ward, chief executive of the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity
Melanie Ward, the chief executive of the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

The chief executive of the aid charity Medical Aid for Palestinians has been chosen as a Labour candidate to fight a key seat in Scotland, after the original candidate was suspended.

Melanie Ward, who was born in Helensburgh, west of Glasgow, has been parachuted in to compete for the Westminster seat of Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy in Fife after a row over allegedly racist tweets led to the previous candidate standing down.

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