Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate

The Green party has chosen “a committed local campaigner” as its candidate in the Makerfield byelection which is due to take place on 18 June. Chris Kennedy, a nurse and children’s safeguarding specialist, was chosen after a hustings on Wednesday amid reports that the party was proposing to hold back from investing significant resources in the byelection. The Financial Times reported that party members were wary of being blamed for splitting the progressive vote and allowing Reform to win. …