She's nearly gorn..... Archived Message Posted by Ed, on September 28, 2019, 7:44 pm About time too! quote: Labour's Margaret Hodge Facing Reselection Battle After Members Trigger Challenge Former minister Margaret Hodge is facing a fight to remain as an MP after her local Labour party ‘triggered’ a reselection challenge. Activists in her Barking and Dagenham constituency sparked the run-off during a string of local meetings on Saturday, HuffPost UK can reveal. With a general election looming, the move means Hodge is the second Labour MP to be triggered by her local party. Hull MP Diana Johnson has also been plunged into an internal Labour fight to keep her seat. Under new rules passed last year by the party’s conference, only a third of constituency branches are needed to trigger a reselection, whereas under previous rules just 50% were required. In Hodge’s seat, 5 out of the 11 branches voted for a contest. Six backed the sitting MP, local sources said. One particular ward, Longbridge, there were 30 votes against the MP and just seven for. But in others, she lost by a handful of votes.... https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour-activists-trigger-margaret-hodge-reselection-battle_uk_5d8f850fe4b0ac3cdda9821c Message Thread: She's nearly gorn..... - Ed, September 28, 2019, 7:44 pm Ruth Smeeth on twitter...... - Ed September 28, 2019, 7:49 pm They are all in it together nm - Tomski September 28, 2019, 7:54 pm All so believable....nm - Keith-264 September 28, 2019, 8:07 pm   Searching