Phil Brickell will challenge sitting Conservative MP Chris Green at the next national poll
Labour has selected its parliamentary candidate for Bolton West and Atherton for the next general election. Phil Brickell, a former NHS worker who is currently a councillor on Manchester City Council, will be hoping to win the seat currently held by Chris Green MP, a Conservative who won in 2015.
Coun Brickell describes himself as ‘a Bolton lad born and bred’. He said: “I have the local connections to stand up for residents. “That’s why I joined the Labour Party more than 13 years ago. To stand up for our shared values of social justice and equality.” A Labour Party spokesperson, said: “Phil Brickell is an outstanding choice for Bolton West. He knows the issues local residents face.
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