Wakefield’s Labour party executive has walked out of the final selection meeting for the party’s byelection in protest at the choice of candidate, which members termed a stitch-up by Labour HQ.
In a rebellion by activists that could harm the party’s chances of taking the crucial West Yorkshire seat, the local party’s executive walked out en masse ahead of the vote on the final two shortlisted candidates. The vote was won by Simon Lightwood, a former staffer for the ex-Labour MP Mary Creagh.
