Former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester is a candidate to be next BT chairman By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 11 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 June 2021 In the frame: Stephen Hester is understood to be on a shortlist to replace Jan du Plessis The former boss … Read more
The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox will put herself forward to be the Labour candidate for the by-election in her old constituency of Batley & Spen. Kim Leadbeater, 44, said she would be ‘honoured’ to stand for the party in her hometown after doing ‘a lot of soul-searching’ about what’s ‘best for the place … Read more
‘Candidates represent all the French, not just one community’: Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche party pulls support from female candidate after she wore a Muslim headscarf in her election poster Sara Zemmahi was pictured with colleagues on election posters in Montpellier Image was tweeted by an official from Marine Le Pen’s National Rally Party Muslim headscarves … Read more
The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox will put herself forward to be the Labour candidate for the by-election in her old constituency of Batley & Spen. Kim Leadbeater, 44, said she would be ‘honoured’ to stand for the party in her hometown after doing ‘a lot of soul-searching’ about what’s ‘best for the place … Read more
Vote for the ‘Bojo of Blackburn’! Tory candidate becomes internet sensation after posting bizarre campaign video in vandalised children’s playground Tiger Patel is the Conservative candidate for the Audley and Queen’s Park ward Mr Patel – whose real name is Altaf – filmed his campaign video in a playground Taxi driver’s videos have amassed thousands of … Read more
Union hopeful blasts £98m for ‘Red Len’s folly’: Unite candidate accuses rival McCluskey of spending ‘eye-watering amounts’ of cash on the ‘wrong priorities’ Left-winger Len McCluskey, 70, is to retire this year after 11 years heading Unite Gerard Coyne blasted current leadership over costs rising from £7m to £98m Mr Coyne said spending such ‘eye-watering amounts’ … Read more
Keir Starmer faces call to axe Labour candidate for Hartlepool by-election who was forced to apologise for ‘inappropriate’ tweet made in 2011 about ‘a favourite Tory MILF’ Paul Williams, 48, was selected as party’s candidate for Hartlepool by-election But his recently resurfaced social media posts were met with fierce disapproval Labour peer Baroness Shami Chakrabarti … Read more
Keir Starmer faces call to axe Labour candidate for Hartlepool by-election who was forced to apologise for ‘inappropriate’ tweet made in 2011 about ‘a favourite Tory MILF’ Paul Williams, 48, was selected as party’s candidate for Hartlepool by-election But his recently resurfaced social media posts were met with fierce disapproval Labour peer Baroness Shami Chakrabarti … Read more
Shaun Bailey, Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, admits he is facing an uphill battle to unseat Sadiq Khan in the May election. Lockdown, he says, has made campaigning nigh on impossible and he sees himself very much as the ‘underdog’ in the election, postponed from last year. But there’s no denying that 49-year-old Bailey … Read more
London mayor candidate Brian Rose is fined £200 for breaking lockdown rules while recording campaign video after taking to capital’s streets in battle bus as he accuses Boris Johnson of ‘undermining democracy’ Brian Rose was met by police while campaigning in Southwark, central London Officers said ‘campaigning was not a necessary reason to be out … Read more