{"id":121649,"date":"2023-11-30T09:19:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121649"},"modified":"2023-11-30T09:19:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:19:15","slug":"sue-grays-son-selected-to-become-labour-candidate-in-winnable-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/politics\/sue-grays-son-selected-to-become-labour-candidate-in-winnable-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Sue Gray\u2019s son selected to become Labour candidate in winnable seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>LBC: Starmer quizzed on when he approached Sue Gray<\/h3>\n<p>Labour is facing criticism and accusations of a stitch-up after Sue Gray\u2019s son narrowly beat off rivals to secure the Labour candidacy in a winnable constituency.<\/p>\n<p>Liam Conlon, a long-time Labour activist, won the selection in Beckenham &amp; Penge by a mere eight votes, defeating the CEO of Medical Aid for Palestinians Melanie Ward.<\/p>\n<p>The victory for Mr Conlon comes just a few months after his mother, Sue Gray, was appointed as Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s Chief of Staff.<\/p>\n<p>In March, it was reported Mr Conlon had been boasting about his mum\u2019s involvement in the Partygate trial of Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Not content with his mother playing a role in the downfall of Mr Johnson, Liam Conlon began campaigning for the Labour candidate in the former PM\u2019s Uxbridge seat, hoping to secure his toppling at the general election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to join our Whatsapp community to be the first to receive politics news from The Express <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Sue Gray in &#8216;back to work&#8217; snap as Partygate investigator lands top Labour job<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/5092515.jpg?r=1701335160432\"><\/p>\n<p>A Labour insider told The Sun on Sunday that Mr Conlon was apparently \u201cboasting to activists on the doorstep saying he was her son, that she carried out the Partygate probe, and that he is being groomed for a safe Labour seat\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Mr Conlon said the claim was \u2018untrue in every regard\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>His denial now contrasts with his victory in Beckenham &amp; Penge, a marginal seat that polls suggest Labour will easily take at the General Election.<\/p>\n<p>This morning, a senior Conservative reacted to Mr Conlon\u2019s selection, accusing Ms Gray of \u201cstitching up a Labour selection like she stitched up Boris\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>ITV&#8217;s Nigel Farage &#8216;stitch up&#8217; would have broken Ofcom rules warns top lawyer[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Rishi Sunak finally realises that Brexit is best way to rally his warring MPs[ANALYSIS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Farage&#8217;s friends&#8217; fury as ITV plans racism claims ahead of I&#8217;m a Celebrity vote[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/5092521.jpg?r=1701335160474\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>In October, when news first emerged he was standing in Beckenham, Tory MP Paul Bristow told the Sun: \u201cFirst Sue Gray quits the so-called impartial civil service to run Labour\u2019s head office\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we hear that her son is trying to get selected to be a Labour MP. I should be surprised, but sadly I\u2019m not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis raises questions about whether Sue Gray was ever truly impartial. Could she have been when her open flesh and blood was busy trying to get a seat at the next election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This morning Nadine Dorries observed: \u201cThe reason why both the Conservative and Labour Party get away with this, is because party members let them\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A left-wing Twitter user accused Sir Keir\u2019s Labour of being the \u201cnepo party\u201d in response to the news.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Conlon is yet to comment on his victory.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1840626\/Sue-Gray-son-selected-Labour-MP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>LBC: Starmer quizzed on when he approached Sue Gray Labour is facing criticism and accusations of a stitch-up after Sue Gray\u2019s son narrowly beat off <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/politics\/sue-grays-son-selected-to-become-labour-candidate-in-winnable-seat\/\" title=\"Sue Gray\u2019s son selected to become Labour candidate in winnable seat\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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