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| − | Councillor '''Ross Houston''', deputy leader of the Labour group on Barnet Council,<ref>''[https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=142 "Councillor Ross Houston"]''</ref> is the [[Labour Party]]'s prospective parliamentary candidate for the [[Finchley and Golders Green]] constituency, where he is fighting against the incumbent Tory MP [[Mike Freer]] and the [[Liberal Democrats]] challenger [[Luciana Berger]]. | + | Councillor '''Ross Houston''', deputy leader of the Labour group on Barnet Council,<ref>''[https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=142 "Councillor Ross Houston"]''</ref> is the [[Labour Party]]'s prospective parliamentary candidate for the [[Finchley and Golders Green]] constituency, where he is fighting against the incumbent Tory MP [[Mike Freer]] and the [[Liberal Democrats]] challenger [[Luciana Berger]] in the [[UK/2019 General Election]]. |
| + | ==Support from Rabbi Rich== | ||
Fellow Labour councillor Rabbi [[Danny Rich]] said: | Fellow Labour councillor Rabbi [[Danny Rich]] said: | ||
:“Ross delights in the diversity of the community, has always called for a zero tolerance of [[antisemitism]] within and outside the [[Labour Party]] and is engaged and supportive on issues of concern to the [[Jewish]] community,” Rabbi Rich said. He added that the Labour candidate "is an experienced local Councillor with an expertise in housing and a passionate view that Britain should remain in Europe.” | :“Ross delights in the diversity of the community, has always called for a zero tolerance of [[antisemitism]] within and outside the [[Labour Party]] and is engaged and supportive on issues of concern to the [[Jewish]] community,” Rabbi Rich said. He added that the Labour candidate "is an experienced local Councillor with an expertise in housing and a passionate view that Britain should remain in Europe.” | ||
Rabbi Rich stressed [[Finchley and Golders Green]] “is a heavily remain voting constituency with real housing challenges.” | Rabbi Rich stressed [[Finchley and Golders Green]] “is a heavily remain voting constituency with real housing challenges.” | ||
| + | ==Respect for LibDem candidate== | ||
Labour candidate Ross Houston told the ''[[Jewish Chronicle]]'' he can “respect and understand” [[Luciana Berger]]’s decision to quit his party, saying she was the “victim of horrific abuse. He also slammed claims by the local Tory MP Mike Freer that Ms Berger should not be contesting the seat because she was challenging someone who was held to be a friend of the [[Jewish]] community: | Labour candidate Ross Houston told the ''[[Jewish Chronicle]]'' he can “respect and understand” [[Luciana Berger]]’s decision to quit his party, saying she was the “victim of horrific abuse. He also slammed claims by the local Tory MP Mike Freer that Ms Berger should not be contesting the seat because she was challenging someone who was held to be a friend of the [[Jewish]] community: | ||
| − | :“All three parties in this constituency have many [[Jewish]] members and I think it is right and fair to say that all three candidates would hope to be seen as friends of the Jewish community. Luciana Berger has every right to stand as a candidate wherever she chooses.”<ref>''[https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/liberal-judaism-chief-executive-backs-labour-in-finchley-and-golders-green-1.490882 "Liberal Judaism chief executive backs Labour in Finchley and Golders Green"]''</ref> | + | :“All three parties in this constituency have many [[Jewish]] members and I think it is right and fair to say that all three candidates would hope to be seen as friends of the [[Jewish]] community. [[Luciana Berger]] has every right to stand as a candidate wherever she chooses.”<ref>''[https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/liberal-judaism-chief-executive-backs-labour-in-finchley-and-golders-green-1.490882 "Liberal Judaism chief executive backs Labour in Finchley and Golders Green"]''</ref> |
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| + | ===Challenge to LibDem policy=== | ||
| + | On 30 October 2019, Ross Houston tweeted: | ||
| + | :"[[LibDem]]'s [[Article 50|revoke]] policy is ‘self-serving and reckless’ says Ross Houston, Labour’s new [[Finchley and Golders Green]] candidate."<ref>''[https://twitter.com/RossSHouston/status/1189651361765502977 "LibDem's revoke policy is ‘self-serving and reckless’]''</ref> | ||
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Councillor Ross Houston, deputy leader of the Labour group on Barnet Council,[1] is the Labour Party's prospective parliamentary candidate for the Finchley and Golders Green constituency, where he is fighting against the incumbent Tory MP Mike Freer and the Liberal Democrats challenger Luciana Berger in the UK/2019 General Election.
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Support from Rabbi Rich
Fellow Labour councillor Rabbi Danny Rich said:
- “Ross delights in the diversity of the community, has always called for a zero tolerance of antisemitism within and outside the Labour Party and is engaged and supportive on issues of concern to the Jewish community,” Rabbi Rich said. He added that the Labour candidate "is an experienced local Councillor with an expertise in housing and a passionate view that Britain should remain in Europe.”
Rabbi Rich stressed Finchley and Golders Green “is a heavily remain voting constituency with real housing challenges.”
Respect for LibDem candidate
Labour candidate Ross Houston told the Jewish Chronicle he can “respect and understand” Luciana Berger’s decision to quit his party, saying she was the “victim of horrific abuse. He also slammed claims by the local Tory MP Mike Freer that Ms Berger should not be contesting the seat because she was challenging someone who was held to be a friend of the Jewish community:
- “All three parties in this constituency have many Jewish members and I think it is right and fair to say that all three candidates would hope to be seen as friends of the Jewish community. Luciana Berger has every right to stand as a candidate wherever she chooses.”[2]
Challenge to LibDem policy
On 30 October 2019, Ross Houston tweeted:
- "LibDem's revoke policy is ‘self-serving and reckless’ says Ross Houston, Labour’s new Finchley and Golders Green candidate."[3]
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