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

The Guardian · May 21, 2026, 8:53 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to win UK politics live – latest updates 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. Continue reading...

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