LEOMINSTER Labour Party have announced they will be backing Hilary Benn's bid for the Deputy Leadership of the party.
At a nomination meeting on May 31 local members debated the merits of each of the six candidates, as they were all seen as credible contenders for the post.
Mr Benn, currently the Overseas Development Minister, was the eventual choice thanks to his promise of creating a fairer society where all will share the general econmic prosperity so evident over the period of the Labour Government'.
Each member still has an individual vote to make before the final decision is announced at the end of the month.
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