Former Marine chosen by Labour to stand against Johnny Mercer in Plymouth
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from on (#6DT2M)
Fred Thomas has been selected as the Labour candidate to run against the veteran's minister at the next election
A former Royal Marines captain is aiming to neutralise Johnny Mercer's electoral trump card" of having a military service record, after being selected by Labour to stand against the veterans' minister at the next general election.
Fred Thomas, 31, who spent seven years in the elite commando force, will be attempting to overturn a nearly 13,000 Conservative majority in Plymouth Moor View.
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