Jamie Driscoll, the Mayor of the North of Tyne dubbed the “last Corbynista in power”, may not be in power for much longer. In June he was blocked from the Labour candidacy for a new mayoral role that will link up the entire North East.
To join the longlist, Driscoll was interviewed by a panel drawn largely from the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). After processing his application, they sent Driscoll a mundane rejection letter that said “you will not be progressing further as a candidate in this process”.
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