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Selections Yardley and Hodge Hill

On Saturday Cllr Tariq Khan was selected as PPC for Birmingham (Hodge Hill). Liam Byrne has greeted this with an attack on the Lib Dems. Tariq stands in a strong position as the new boundaries make the seat more of a Lib Dem seat than previously. Tariq won with an overwhelming vote of the members.

I was also reselected on Saturday. The system for reselecting Lib Dem MPs is complex. It starts with a secret ballot at a members meeting. It is right for this to be a secret ballot. If the MP loses that then there is a postal ballot of all members. If the MP loses that then there is an open selection.

Normally I have about 3 people voting against me, but on this occasion I won 76 votes to 1.

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Praguetory said…
Well done, John. To be honest, I'm looking forward to the Labour selections in Birmingham with more interest.
9:19 pm
tom watson said…
Who were the two that didn't turn up. I think we should be told....
5:57 pm
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