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| David Prescott fails to make Labour shortlist to fight key swing seat | David Prescott fails to make Labour shortlist to fight key swing seat |
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| David Prescott, the son of the former deputy prime minister John Prescott and a key aide to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has failed to be shortlisted to fight a vital swing seat. | David Prescott, the son of the former deputy prime minister John Prescott and a key aide to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has failed to be shortlisted to fight a vital swing seat. |
| Prescott said he was “obviously disappointed” after he failed to reach the final stages after a tight race to be selected for Labour in Mansfield. | Prescott said he was “obviously disappointed” after he failed to reach the final stages after a tight race to be selected for Labour in Mansfield. |
| The Labour aide lost the endorsement of the GMB trade union in his bid for the parliamentary seat after allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made against him last year. | The Labour aide lost the endorsement of the GMB trade union in his bid for the parliamentary seat after allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made against him last year. |
| Prescott was suspended from his role in the Labour leader’s office in November after unspecified allegations were made but returned to his role a fortnight later and was not the subject of a formal complaint. | Prescott was suspended from his role in the Labour leader’s office in November after unspecified allegations were made but returned to his role a fortnight later and was not the subject of a formal complaint. |
| The would-be MP did have the backing of the Unite union and the Co-operative party, as well as several branch nominations. | The would-be MP did have the backing of the Unite union and the Co-operative party, as well as several branch nominations. |
| Candidates set to be shortlisted include solicitor Neil Clayton and councillor Sonya Ward, the leader of Mansfield’s Labour group, who has the backing of the leftwing grassroots group Momentum. | Candidates set to be shortlisted include solicitor Neil Clayton and councillor Sonya Ward, the leader of Mansfield’s Labour group, who has the backing of the leftwing grassroots group Momentum. |
| Mansfield fell to the Conservatives’ Ben Bradley in last year’s election, having been held by Labour since 1923. The nomination will be highly coveted, as Mansfield is seen as a winnable seat and has not been allocated an all-women shortlist. | Mansfield fell to the Conservatives’ Ben Bradley in last year’s election, having been held by Labour since 1923. The nomination will be highly coveted, as Mansfield is seen as a winnable seat and has not been allocated an all-women shortlist. |
| In a message to his supporters after the decision by the local selection panel, Prescott said: “I’m obviously disappointed to hear I’ve not been shortlisted for Mansfield. But I’d like to thank Mansfield West, Warsop, Unite, the CWU and the Co-operative party for nominating me. | In a message to his supporters after the decision by the local selection panel, Prescott said: “I’m obviously disappointed to hear I’ve not been shortlisted for Mansfield. But I’d like to thank Mansfield West, Warsop, Unite, the CWU and the Co-operative party for nominating me. |
| “It was an honour and a privilege to have their support and I thank all the members who came out to branch meetings to vote for me. You’ll never know how much that meant to me. As I said during my campaign, towns like Mansfield desperately need a Labour government. So I promise to do all I can to help Labour win back Mansfield.” | “It was an honour and a privilege to have their support and I thank all the members who came out to branch meetings to vote for me. You’ll never know how much that meant to me. As I said during my campaign, towns like Mansfield desperately need a Labour government. So I promise to do all I can to help Labour win back Mansfield.” |
| Before last year’s election, Prescott launched an unsuccessful bid to become the Labour candidate for the safe seat of Hull West and Hessle, formerly the constituency of the ex-home secretary Alan Johnson. | Before last year’s election, Prescott launched an unsuccessful bid to become the Labour candidate for the safe seat of Hull West and Hessle, formerly the constituency of the ex-home secretary Alan Johnson. |
| Prescott is a key member of Corbyn’s inner circle, credited with improving the Labour leader’s image and taking the lead in handling communications for the shadow cabinet. | Prescott is a key member of Corbyn’s inner circle, credited with improving the Labour leader’s image and taking the lead in handling communications for the shadow cabinet. |