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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.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
May elections will soon be upon us and SABBY DHALU calls for a maximum mobilisation, across Britain, to defeat Reform UK and the right at the ballot box
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
