“Brexit is a problem and we need to get it sorted or else we could have an existential crisis that could well split our vote, and then the party,” says Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown. Cornish-Spencer is also a member of Momentum, which is both an electoral trump card and at the centre of tensions within the local party. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Local council election canvassing in the city of Brighton and Hove: Labour party candidate Danielle Cornish-Spencer Photograph: Andrew Hasson/The Guardian“The idea that there has been a huge shift in Brighton Labour is not correct. • Recorded England’s third highest vote against Brexit outside of London, as it voted remain with 68.6% majority. • Local MPs are the Greens’ Caroline Lucas for Brighton Pavilion, Labour’s Lloyd Russell-Moyle for Brighton Kemptown, and Labour’s Peter Kyle for Hove.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2019 15:00 UTC