Melanie Ward’s run for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy likely to delight allies of party leader criticised for Gaza stanceUK politics live – latest updatesThe chief executive of the aid charity Medical Aid for Palestinians has been chosen as a Labour candidate to fight a key seat in Scotland, after the original candidate was suspended.Melanie Ward, who was born in Helensburgh, west of Glasgow, has been parachuted in to compete for the Westminster seat of Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy in Fife after a row over allegedly racist tweets led to the previous candidate standing down. Continue reading...
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