Green Candidate In Makerfield By-Election Quits After Less Than 12 Hours

Chris Kennedy, who quit over family reasons, has faced backlash over his social media posts.

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The Greens’ candidate for the Makerfield by-election has quit after less than 12 hours in the role.

The party said Chris Kennedy, a nurse and children’s safeguarding specialist, stood down for “personal and family reasons”.

He was announced as the candidate at around 7.30am on Thursday but had stood down by approximately 4.30pm.

The Greens are now looking for nominations for new candidates before the by-election on June........

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