Labour ‘not putting up a fight’ against Farage in Clacton
by Aletha Adu Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6NT09)
Labour officials said to be upset that Jovan Owusu-Nepaul was gaining traction for viral social media posts
Labour has been accused of not putting up a fight" against Nigel Farage in Clacton after the party's candidate was instructed to leave the constituency after distracting" from Keir Starmer's campaign.
Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, 27, who works for Labour's equalities team, was installed by the party last month to contest the seat, weeks before Farage changed his mind and decided to stand in the Essex constituency.
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