Richmond Park by-election.
Discussion
Looks like this will be a three way fight between Goldsmith, the Lib Dems and the Tories unless of course the latter decide not to put up a candidate.
Goldsmith will be hoping he runs this campaign better than he did his disastrous mayoral one.
Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has resigned, forcing a by-election in his constituency in a protest against the government's backing for a new runway at Heathrow Airport.
Goldsmith will be hoping he runs this campaign better than he did his disastrous mayoral one.
Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has resigned, forcing a by-election in his constituency in a protest against the government's backing for a new runway at Heathrow Airport.
Beeb said:
Mr Goldsmith, who called the Heathrow decision "catastrophic", is expected to run as an independent candidate.
The last few elections:Welshbeef said:
Torys are not going to stand.
So what you'll have are 3 candidates all anti 3rd runway... kind of pointless
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/zac-goldsmith-conservatives-vow-not-to-field-candidate-in-richmond-park-byelection-after-mp-quits-a3378666.htmlSo what you'll have are 3 candidates all anti 3rd runway... kind of pointless
Yes probably a wise decision really as they would have potentially handed the seat to the lib Dems.
"Put the national interest first"? More like saving themselves from a dire result.
Labour frontbenchers have called on the party not to put forward a candidate to run against Zac Goldsmith in the forthcoming Richmond Park byelection, to give the Liberal Democrats a clear path to try to snatch the seat. Clive Lewis, the shadow business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, the shadow City minister, and Lisa Nandy, a former shadow cabinet minister, said Labour should “put the national interest first” by doing what it could to reduce the Conservatives’ majority.
Labour frontbenchers have called on the party not to put forward a candidate to run against Zac Goldsmith in the forthcoming Richmond Park byelection, to give the Liberal Democrats a clear path to try to snatch the seat. Clive Lewis, the shadow business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, the shadow City minister, and Lisa Nandy, a former shadow cabinet minister, said Labour should “put the national interest first” by doing what it could to reduce the Conservatives’ majority.
Edited by BlackLabel on Wednesday 26th October 21:15
I see Goldsmith is running again in Richmond Park despite no change to the policy he resigned over in October.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-397214...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-397214...
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