Rejoin EU announce Makerfield by-election candidate

The Rejoin EU party have announced that Peter Ward will be their candidate for next month's by-election in Makerfield.

The party said "rejoining the EU has come back into the British political debate in a big way" and that it wanted to "make a full contribution to this discussion".

Mr Ward, who has worked as a barrister in Manchester, will stand in the Makerfield contest on Thursday 18 June.

The by-election follows the recent resignation of Labour MP Josh Simons.

The other confirmed candidates in the Makerfield by-election are:

• Andy Burnham, Labour Party
• Alan "Howlin" Laud Hope, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
• Jake Austin, Liberal Democrats
• Michael Winstanley, Conservative Party
• Rebecca Shepherd, Restore Britain
• Robert Kenyon, Reform UK

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