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Joe Anderson misses out to Dan Carden as Liverpool Walton candidate | Joe Anderson misses out to Dan Carden as Liverpool Walton candidate |
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Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has said Labour "is not always a meritocracy" after being overlooked as the party's Liverpool Walton candidate for the general election on 8 June. | Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has said Labour "is not always a meritocracy" after being overlooked as the party's Liverpool Walton candidate for the general election on 8 June. |
Mr Anderson said he was angry his track record "wasn't good enough". | Mr Anderson said he was angry his track record "wasn't good enough". |
Unite Union aide Dan Carden, 30, has been selected in the safe seat. | Unite Union aide Dan Carden, 30, has been selected in the safe seat. |
Ben Williams, the secretary of the constituency party, tweeted he will resign in protest at a "disgraceful undemocratic stitch-up". | Ben Williams, the secretary of the constituency party, tweeted he will resign in protest at a "disgraceful undemocratic stitch-up". |
Steve Rotheram, the constituency's MP since 2010, said he was standing down from Westminster after being elected mayor of the Liverpool City Region last week. | Steve Rotheram, the constituency's MP since 2010, said he was standing down from Westminster after being elected mayor of the Liverpool City Region last week. |
Mr Carden, who joined the Labour Party while at school, was selected by Labour's National Executive Committee and said the nomination was the "proudest moment of my life". | |
The prospective parliamentary candidate is an aide to Len McCluskey, general secretary of the UK's largest union, Unite. | |
Mr Carden said: "I'm not unfamiliar with Liverpool. I was born and raised here, lived here for 20 years and live between the city and London, my family live here and I'm a proud Liverpudlian." | |
Critics argue he is inexperienced in the city's politics compared to the other candidates. | |
Mr Anderson, who was on the final short list along with Mr Carden, said: "I put myself forward for the selection in Liverpool Walton on my track record of running a successful Labour council in a major city and my desire to use those skills for Walton, for Liverpool and a new Labour government. | |
"Apparently it wasn't good enough for the panel." | "Apparently it wasn't good enough for the panel." |
Mr Anderson said he had turned Labour's fortunes around in the city, leading a socialist council and protecting those most in need. | Mr Anderson said he had turned Labour's fortunes around in the city, leading a socialist council and protecting those most in need. |
North West Euro MP Theresa Griffin had also put herself forward. | North West Euro MP Theresa Griffin had also put herself forward. |
Labour won Liverpool Walton in 2015 with a majority of more than 27,000. | Labour won Liverpool Walton in 2015 with a majority of more than 27,000. |
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