Jones Wins Backing of Mps, but Hart has Major Unions On Her Side ; Influential Members Expected to Endorse Jones' Leadership Bid
Western Mail › October 21, 2009
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CARWYN JONES' campaign to succeed Rhodri Morgan as Welsh Labour leader got a significant boost today, with the endorsement of a clutch of influential MPs.
Mr Jones now enjoys the backing of 14 of Wales' 29 Labour MPs, significantly more than rivals Edwina Hart and Huw Lewis. The Jones camp hopes they can open up a near-unassailable lead amongst MPs and AMs, who hold a third of the votes in the leadership electoral college.See the full content of this document
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Jones Wins Backing of Mps, but Hart has Major Unions On Her Side ; Influential Members Expected to Endorse Jones' Leadership Bid
With the latest round of endorsements Mr Jones - already supported by 10 AMs - is nearing the 50% mark among Labour parliamentarians.
His team hopes this will more than compensate for the series of trade union endorsements for Mrs Hart.Among those announcing their support for Mr Jones this morning are Consumer...See the full content of this document
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