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Labour candidates hit trouble in Liverpool and Northampton

By Mark Pack | Thu 18th March 2010 - 4:10 pm

Labour’s Liverpool Wavertree candidate Luciana Berger is in trouble again:

Wavertree’s Labour candidate, Luciana Berger fell to pieces in the first debate of the Election campaign, which saw Colin Eldrigde for the Liberal Democrats and Conservative, Andrew Garnett attack the Londoner from both sides.

In a filming for ITV1s ‘Party People’, the three candidates were grilled by presenter Rob McLoughlin over their policies on crime and the economy.

When given 30 seconds to sell themselves in the debate at Riley’s Snooker Hall near Picton Clock, Berger froze, clasping her hands over her head repeatedly saying: “Sorry, can we start again?”

Following the re-take, which

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Posted in News | Also tagged andrew garnett, andrew simpson, colin eldridge, liverpool wavertree, luciana berger, northampton north and northampton south | 5 Comments

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