Tag Archives: Labour

Can you be TopOfTheCops or is it all sewn up?

Posted on 14/02/2012 by samchapman

The Liverpool Echo’s David Bartlett today reveals concern within Labour ranks that Police and Crime Commissioner nominations are sewn up by ex-Ministers with a sense of entitlement. The complaint comes from John Ashton, the former North West Regional Director of … Continue reading →

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Statement of Keith Hunter, Prospective Labour PCC Candidate for the Humberside Police Area

Posted on 13/02/2012 by samchapman

Keith Hunter is seeking the Labour nomination to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so get … Continue reading →

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The race for TopOfTheCops in Kent gathers speed

Posted on 11/02/2012 by samchapman

Today Harriet Yeo, a Union rep on Labour’s National Executive Committee, announced at Labour’s South-East conference that she was applying for the party’s nomination. She may be up against Colonel Tim Collins, who has courted controversy for suggesting the job … Continue reading →

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A state of Independents shall be? Lessons from Simon Weston’s bid for TopOfTheCops in South Wales.

Posted on 09/02/2012 by samchapman

When Alun Michael (former First Minister) said he wanted to be TopOfTheCops in South Wales, he may have been thinking that a Labour nomination there was as good as getting elected, for he said he would step down as an … Continue reading →

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Retread or Retreat-Ed? Tony Lloyd MP for GMP Commissioner?

Posted on 07/02/2012 by samchapman

The MEN today listed Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party, Tony Lloyd MP as set to enter the race for Police and Crime Commissioner in Greater Manchester. If elected, he would have to stand down from Parliament, where he has … Continue reading →

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