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LABOUR’S candidate in the Oldham West & Royton by-election has confirmed he would vote against bombing Syria.
Jim McMahon made the commitment on Saturday evening in a speech to activists who braved heavy downpours to hit the doors for his campaign.
The Oldham Council leader is the odds-on favourite to retain the Labour seat on Thursday and could be in Parliament for a vote as soon as Friday morning.
CHARLEY ALLAN reports from Clacton on Farage’s fears his by-election stunt has backfired
Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor
With ‘Your Party’ holding its founding conference in Liverpool this weekend, JEREMY CORBYN speaks to Morning Star editor Ben Chacko about its potential, its priorities — and a few of its controversies too