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Hastings Borough Council’s deputy leader is ‘deeply disappointed’ not to make the longlist for Labour’s next Parliamentary candidate.

The party is going through the process of deciding who will contest the next general election in Hastings & Rye.

However an open letter, sent to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) signed by more than 80 Labour members, has raised concerns about the ‘exclusion of multiple strong candidates from the longlist’.One of these is Maya Evans, HBC’s deputy leader and portfolio holder for housing and community development.

Concerns at 'exclusions' from general election candidate longlist in Hastings