Thread by @suziegeewizz

So has the Labour south west regional office just stitched up the West of England Mayoral ballot? Left wing candidate got most CLP nominations by mile but interview board of REC, NEC & Shadow Cabinet put only 2 most right wing candidates onto the ballot. Labour party democracy?💩

Mhairi Threlfall was deemed good enough to be a PPC & Lesley Mansell good enough to be mayor candidate before. They're experienced, got lots of CLP noms, are popular/well known across SW CLPs. I conclude they were left off ballot cos they're Left & would have won members' vote.

So now we get to choose between Blairite relic Dan Norris who has grubby hands from expenses scandal & a person few seem to know outside her own area, except she's been a councillor for less time than Threlfall. & the only PoC has also been passed over. Equal ops recruitment? 🤔

Dan Norris 👇

I feel a bit sorry for Helen Godwin. She seems to only be on the ballot as a safe right wing woman to lose to Dan Norris. They had to have a woman on the ballot and couldn't risk a popular left wing woman on there who would wipe the floor with Norris.

If she is a feminist she would object to the omission of the other more popular, experienced and well known women off the ballot.

The interview panel has made a mockery of:
1) equal ops recruitment practices
2) the CLPs' nomination meetings
3) the STV system
4) transparency and unity

If the party bureaucracy can only get their preferred candidates into positions by suppressing good quality left wing candidates then maybe their preferred candidates aren't so great? Why not let people compete with each other on a level playing field?

*CLP noms (1st person is reserved ♀️ place, 2nd is open)
Helen & Mhairi-Bris E
Helen & Lesley-Bris NW
Lesley & Dan-K-wood
Helen & Mhairi-Bris S
Mhairi & Lesley-FaBS
Lesley & Mike-Bath
Lesley & Dan-TandY
Helen & Mike-Bris W
Lesley & Grant-NE Som

CLP nom totals

Lesley 6
Helen 4
Mhairi 3
Mike 2
Dan 2
Grant 1
Mubashar 0

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