- Green leader: I love this place I'll fight for you.
was selected at a local
party hustings last night (10 September). He will
contest the Holborn and St Pancras byelection on
the 8th October. The announcement was made by the Green
Party this morning (11 September) at Kings Place in Camden.
Commenting on his selection, said:
I am proud and honoured to have been selected for a
byelection in the constituency where I have lived and worked for
much of the past 20 years.
I love this place and so do the people whose
doors I've knocked on in recent days but it can be even
better. I know times are tough in Holborn and St Pancras. My
story of constant moving around flats is such a common
story for Londoners and I know many people here are really
struggling right now. I'll fight to turn this
around.
Greens are underdogs here but we have the momentum and
I know we can achieve a historic victory in one
of Labour's safest seats. We will fight a positive
campaign on the issues we know people care about, and to put as
much pressure as we can on Labour to lower bills, for
much more affordable housing and rent controls, to reduce massive
wealth inequality and to make sure Labour don't back
down on climate action by allowing more North Sea drilling.
If elected, I will fight every day, in this constituency and in
the Houses of Parliament, for the things people care about.
Against injustice and on the side of ordinary people, not big
money and the powerful.
