> Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber by trade, has resided in the constituency in the past and was the Green candidate for mayor of Manchester during the 2024 election, where she finished fifth behind Labour’s Andy Burnham, who retained the post, as well as Conservative, independent and Reform candidates.
I’ve heard good things about Spencer before, glad she’s the candidate.
It’s also pretty funny that the allegedly *salt of the earth, working class* Reform Party have picked some posho southern academic as their candidate, while the allegedly *middle-class* Greens have picked a local plumber…
> “Reform’s decision to pick Matt Goodwin has really galvanised our activists,” the Labour source said. “An while the national Labour brand has its problems, the Manchester Labour brand is very strong. We’re throwing the kitchen sink at this and it’s totally winnable.”
I can’t help but feel that if you’re already doing the ‘the national brand has its problems’ bit, you’re fighting a losing battle.
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“Mothin Ali, co-deputy leader of the party and a member of Leeds city council, was also expected to run but is understood to have decided against it”
Finally some common sense from the Greens.
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Probably quite smart. Other parties are parachuting in candidates. Must have been a temptation for the Greens, but if they have someone who is local and prominent, that gives them another angle to attack the opposition.
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> Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber by trade, has resided in the constituency in the past and was the Green candidate for mayor of Manchester during the 2024 election, where she finished fifth behind Labour’s Andy Burnham, who retained the post, as well as Conservative, independent and Reform candidates.
I’ve heard good things about Spencer before, glad she’s the candidate.
It’s also pretty funny that the allegedly *salt of the earth, working class* Reform Party have picked some posho southern academic as their candidate, while the allegedly *middle-class* Greens have picked a local plumber…
> “Reform’s decision to pick Matt Goodwin has really galvanised our activists,” the Labour source said. “An while the national Labour brand has its problems, the Manchester Labour brand is very strong. We’re throwing the kitchen sink at this and it’s totally winnable.”
I can’t help but feel that if you’re already doing the ‘the national brand has its problems’ bit, you’re fighting a losing battle.
“Mothin Ali, co-deputy leader of the party and a member of Leeds city council, was also expected to run but is understood to have decided against it”
Finally some common sense from the Greens.
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Probably quite smart. Other parties are parachuting in candidates. Must have been a temptation for the Greens, but if they have someone who is local and prominent, that gives them another angle to attack the opposition.