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Diane Abbott says she intends to ‘run and win’ as Labour candidate
Party veteran says she has never been offered Lords seat and would not accept if offeredDiane Abbott has said she intends to “run and win” for Labour in Hackney North and Stoke Newington, days before a meeting of the party’s executive is expected to rubber-stamp her candidacy.Keir Starmer said last week that Abbott was “free to stand” as a Labour candidate after regaining the whip after a long suspension. It followed days of speculation that Abbot would be blocked from standing, culminating in...
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Italian village with 46 residents has 30 local election candidates
Two-thirds of Ingria near Turin are competing for positions including a mother and son in rival camps The last time Igor De Santis ran for mayor in Ingria, a tiny village surrounded by forests and mountains near Turin, he won an easy landslide victory. But he faces a tough challenge in his bid for a fourth mandate, after his mother joined a rival camp.Ingria, one of the smallest villages in Italy, is home to 46 inhabitants. A further 26 people, registered to vote from abroad, make up the...
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WEB EXTRA: CCSD Board of Trustees candidate Tameka Henry
8 News Now education reporter Joshua Peguero interviews CCSD Board of Trustees candidate Tameka Henry on why she is running to unseat the current chairwoman of the board, what she would differently, lowering expulsion rates for black students and picking a new superintendent.