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Thinking about this. At the last election there were a sizable number of new MPs and many must have come from council seats and similar. I don’t recall widespread elections for these vacated positions. What happened 4 years a ago?

No system will be perfect. Having a rule which says candidates have to live in the area for, say 5 years, will discriminate against well meaning people who temporarily have to move way for genuine reasons. You can of course join the local party and influence selection.

Isn’t the authenticity of the MP to be decided by the constituency at the ballot box? I don’t have an issue but I guess it would have saved the UK from Boris.

Assuming he gets elected…what’s your reason for thinking he won’t be a good MP?

A recent member and this is just your 20th post. I predict a permanent ban within 2 months.

All things considered I feel Labour have chosen the right candidate for the seat. I think he’ll be a good MP

To be fair to the “Pop Star” he does have quite a lot of experience with being on professional boards and bodies like being on the board of the Ivors and the PRS. These represent, campaign and support people. The more I read about him the more he seems a really decent and smart person….and...

Good point. Someone who’s just f***ing normal.

Doh. i forgot he had changed her name as well.

Lucy Helliwell is a current local councillor I believe, and has lived in Portslade for 20 years. I'm sure if you Google you can find out what she's about and stands for. Let me know if you find any decent racist or disabled gags. As much as I like Eddie Izzard I just think she will turn the...