Luke Akehurst: How Labour use Brexit to select candidates

UK voters will have their chance to pick the 650 people who represent them in Parliament at some point in the next year. But how do people get selected to run as MPs in the first place? Join our expert panel as we look into the secretive world of candidate selection and dissect the internal party processes which decide who ends up on the ballot paper. We'll be joined by those who have been privy to candidate selections for Labour and the Conservatives, discussing the influence of party members v party HQ, and whether this process actually gives us the best MPs possible.
Panel
Chair - Anand Menon, UKICE
Luke Akehurst, Labour Party National Executive Committee
Michael Crick, Freelance journalist
Isabel Hardman, The Spectator
Lord Hayward, Conservative peer

[@yetidodger6650]

is that the bloke that selected himself to stand as an M.P?

[@M2Mil7er]

yeah, his launch was absolute chaos including stopping a child's birthday party by taking over the venue it was booked in. One of his followers also assaulted a protester while out canvassing.

[@SC-tl3px]

Akehurst's question to himself was "what constituency are deemed to be so dumb that they'll vote for a rabid Zionist like me?" Once he knows the answer he then parachutes himself in.

[@dogblessamerica]

The majority of Labour voters - even in areas that voted leave overall - voted remain. New prospective Labour voters will probably include a lot of leave voters who now regret their decision. So don't be afraid of just being honest. Also people can detect when you are being slippery with your answers, stop being patronising.

[@englishjona6458]

Prison sunshine, your going to Belmarsh mate

[@julianshepherd2038]

I resoved this by joining the Greens and not javing to engage in Doublethink

[@EllieD.Violet]

I resolved this problem by moving to the EU in due time 😊.

[@rorysparshott4223]

So basically you're a complete simpleton who doesn't understand political reality