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The West Midlands Mayoral Row Comes Straight From the Labour Right’s Playbook
With the shortlisted candidates announced last week, the campaign for Labour's next West Midlands mayoral candidate is already turning bitter. Aaron Bastani argues the campaign against Salma Yaqoob is a continuation of old tricks.