Big beasts of Labour’s past descend on the North West as the “Battle for Birkenhead” continues in earnest.  The selection contest, which pits two sitting MPs in Alison McGovern and Mick Whitley against each other, is for the new enlarged seat of Birkenhead in Wirral, Merseyside, and comes amid the broader rejig of Britain’s electoral … Continue reading The ‘Battle for Birkenhead’ is peak Labour selection drama