‘Insult to Wales’ as Labour parachutes two non-local candidates into safe seats
LABOUR’S decision to parachute candidates into safe seats in Wales was branded a “gross insult” to voters and local party activists today.
Think tank chief and former Labour aide Torsten Bell and Alex Barros-Curtis, Labour’s executive director of legal affairs, were selected as candidates for Swansea West and Cardiff West on Friday.
Mr Bell appears to have no connection to the country, while Mr Barros-Curtis went to school in north Wales.
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