Green Party withdraws Makerfield by-election candidate hours after nomination
TL;DR
The Green Party has withdrawn its candidate for the Makerfield by-election, Chris Kennedy, just hours after his nomination due to personal and family reasons. Nominations will reopen and a replacement candidate will be chosen, with a decision expected on Monday.
- Green Party candidate pulls out of by-election BBC
- Green candidate for Makerfield by-election quits after 12 hours The Times
- Green party candidate for Makerfield byelection quits after less than 12 hours The Guardian
- Green Party leader Zack Polanski has issued a statement after the major announcement. He said the “greatest threat” was Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and slammed Andy Burnham facebook.com
- Greens consider helping Labour’s Andy Burnham in Makerfield by-election Financial Times
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