"The overwhelming support I’ve had since Labour HQ summarily blocked me from standing for the North East mayoralty is part of it. On Saturday night I went to a local beer festival. People I’d never met kept saying: “It’s terrible what they’ve done to you. I hope you run as an independent.” Labour members and Tory councillors, union leaders and business people have all said: “Run, and I’ll vote for you.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/18/labour-voters-party-support-resignation-mayor-jamie-driscoll?CMP=firstedition_email