Labour Birmingham Councillors and MP Abandon Rat-Infested Bin Crisis to Campaign in Runcorn By-Election – Guido Fawkes

Labour Birmingham Councillors and MP Abandon Rat-Infested Bin Crisis to Campaign in Runcorn By-Election

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Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North MP Liam Byrne is taking flak today for extending his luxury trip to Japan instead of returning to his bin-struck constituency. Being recess there is no Westminster in which to hide…

Guido can reveal Byrne isn’t the only local elected Labour representative to keep his distance. Glasgow North MP Martin Rhodes popped down to Runcorn to campaign yesterday – he posted a picture of himself in the afternoon signing Labour’s “activist wall” where those who had campaigned could sign their names. Guido had a look at them…

Right in the middle of the board are the names of at least three identifiable Birmingham councillors – Waseem Zaffar, Bushra Bi, and Saima Suleman. Other Birmingham signatories use nicknames. They are also joined on the board by Paulette Hamilton, the MP for Birmingham Erdington. Seeing as Mike Amesbury resigned on 17 March, five days after the bin strike started, that means these individuals abandoned their patch to campaign for the party 100 miles away. Those signatures look fresh…