Candidacy applications open for safe seats after six MPs announce retirements with more expected
Labour has opened applications for a string of safe seats after six MPs announced last-minute retirements, with key allies ofon Tuesday morning. Senior Labour sources said they anticipated there could be several more departures announced in the next 24 hours.
Members of the party’s ruling national executive committee , who have been instrumental in transforming its rules after Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, are also tipped for seats. They include Luke Akehurst, Gurinder Singh Josan, Abdi Duale and the NEC chair, James Asser. Labour figures argue that special circumstances are triggered once an election is called and candidates must be quickly put in place.
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