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So here's the first 50 Prospective Parliamentary candidates for the Brexit party. Just 8 are women. A good many are either MEPs or failed MEP candidates. I'd be fascinated to know how many got in through the elaborate online process
The most interesting thing about this list is that very few of the lesser known people have a strong social media presence.... funny that
Brexit Party candidate Axel Robert Thill standing in Dominic Raab's constituency appears to be an EU migrant. In 1998 he had German nationality.... wasn't a British nationalist available
Anyway will be writing something for @BylineTimes so any tip offs much appreciated
Kevin Yuill seems to be a poor man's Brendan O'Neill. Doesn't like gun controls.
Brexit Party candidate for Hartlepool is Ken Hodcroft managing director of Increased Oil Recovery and former chairman of Hartlepool United F.C. I'm told Ken isn't hugely popular with local fans

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Hodcr…
I'm no football expert but this is suggesting not
In 2016 Owen David Prew the Brexit Party MP candidate for Birmingham Northfield was a British Virgin islands resident.
Is Owen living there... it's lovely I'm told
It's going to be quite a commute for Owen Prew from the Virgin Islands to Birmingham. Or perhaps he's moved back.
Oh seems Mr Prew is back in London if Linked in is to be believed
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Iain Duncan Smith. A man who kept pretending he'd been to university, now pretending he understands English history.
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In 2016 Boris Johnson's new digital adviser Chloe Westley enthusiastically backed renowned racist Ann Marie Waters who had just set up Pergida UK with one Tommy Robinson.

I see Westley has been deleting old tweets including this.
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My latest piece on the Brexit party's bizarre MP selection process. Turns out they're mighty angry with me asking awkward questions. So under no circumstances share.
bylinetimes.com/2019/07/19/wev…
My thanks to the Brexit party insiders who came forward
Won't be leaving this story until the Brexit party live link inviting applications is taken down.
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