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TRADE unionist and socialist Navendu Mishra has won by a landslide to become Stockport’s Labour parliamentary candidate to take on Blairite defector Ann Coffey.
The Star understands that 592 eligible votes by local Labour members were cast and that Mr Mishra won the contest in the first round with 338 votes — approximately 57 per cent.
His nearest rival, Gorton councillor Julie Reid, received 218 votes. Local activist Mike Cain received 12 and former parliamentary candidate Fiona Dent received 23.
From Workers’ Memorial Day to May Day rallies, TOM MORRISON examines the real challenges facing the labour movement as Reform UK’s glossy literature exploits legitimate grievances in traditional left strongholds
With Reform UK surging and Labour determined not to offer anything different from the status quo, a clear opportunity opens for the left, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
