Oh dear. It’s not just in Westminster that Keir Starmer’s party is having trouble. Welsh Labour are also having a meltdown as they prepare to face their next electoral test. The Caerphilly by-election – called after the tragic death of Hefin David – has kicked off in earnest, ahead of polling day on 23 October. The Welsh parliamentary constituency has been held by Labour since its creation in 1999. But it seems that the reds are doing all they can to lose this onetime safe seat, with both Plaid and Reform UK breathing down their necks…
The Labour leader of Caerphilly council has sensationally resigned and left the Labour Party today. Sean Morgan has now told the BBC that he expects Plaid to win and Reform to come second and described his old party as a ‘busted flush.’ He added that he will be voting for the Plaid candidate Lindsay Whittle, alleging that there had been a ‘fix’ for the party’s seat selection because his deputy leader was unable to stand. A Labour spokesman said that ‘We have robust due diligence processes in place agreed by the Welsh Executive Committee to ensure everyone selected to stand for the Labour party is shares the party’s values.’
And what a fine demonstration we have had of those values in recent days…
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