- The Green Party has named Manchester city councillor Sarah Wakefield as its new candidate for the Makerfield by-election, scheduled for June 18.
- This decision follows the withdrawal of the party's initial candidate, Chris Kennedy, who stepped down just nine hours after his announcement.
- Kennedy's withdrawal was followed by reports that he had shared a social media post characterising an attack on Jewish ambulances in north London as a 'false flag,' for which he subsequently issued an apology.
- Ms Wakefield, a charity director currently on maternity leave, stated that the Green Party's core message is that 'the future can be better and fairer than the failed status quo.'
- She stressed the importance of providing voters with a choice and expressed optimism that politics can foster a better life, encouraging constituents to 'vote in hope' rather than anger.
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