Stockton North: deselected Labour MP to run as an independent

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Stockton North: deselected Labour MP to run as an independent

By Mark Pack | Sat 10th April 2010 - 8:12 pm

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The Independent has the news:

A veteran Labour MP who was deselected by his party more than two years ago has announced that he would stand at the General Election as an independent.

Frank Cook, MP for Stockton North, attacked the Labour Party, saying it was no longer the party he joined nearly 60 years ago.

Philip Latham is the Liberal Democrat candidate in the seat.

Read more by Mark Pack or more about frank cook, philip latham or stockton north.
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3 Comments

Philip Young 10th Apr '10 - 10:27pm

Odd that the Lib Dem website that your link takes you to doesnt give the result of last time….

What, no bar-chart?
Edward 11th Apr '10 - 2:02am

Incredibly, Philip Young, the party doesn’t believe in giving up on parts of the country where its support has historically been relatively low, even though it doesn’t enjoy massive funding in exchange for party offices, like other parties I could mention.
Maureen Rigg 12th Apr '10 - 9:39am

The BBC reports Philip’s comments here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/england/8612088.stm

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