Peter Kilfoyle and Jane Kennedy go head-to-head for Labour's nomination for elected police and crime commissioner
Old Labour foes Peter Kilfoyle and Jane Kennedy are going to go head to head for the party's nomination for Merseyside's Police and Crime Commissioner.
Ms Kennedy was the first out of the blocks, but Mr Kilfoyle has now confirmed that he too will be standing.
Seasoned observers will remember how the pair fell out, publicly over the selection of Luciana Berger to replace Ms Kennedy in Liverpool's Wavertree seat ('student politician').
Both are ex-ministers and would bring a lot of experience to the job. Mr Kilfoyle will point to his role in helping bring drug smugglers John Haase and Paul Bennett to justice as part of his credentials to do the job.
While Ms Kennedy will point to her experience as a security minister in Northern Ireland.
The Labour party will start its shortlisting process for a candidate later in the month.
Whoever wins the vote in November can look forward to a four year term and a salary of £85,000. They will replace the existing police authority.
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Mr Kilfoyles role in the Michael Shields afasir shows he undestand that Police don't get it always right. Kennedy will bury police corruption and bad practice in order to secure the votes of Law and Order biggots for labour.
I had to check it's not April 1st, this must be a joke, Kilfoyle will no doubt want to employ an independent research company I know just the one, KIP LTD who will cost in the region of, lets just pluck a figure out of the air..£28,000 seems a fair amount.
Kennedy should she be lucky enough to be anointed will need her own special assistant the cost of which will sadly be much higher, because as we know Ms Kennedy doesn't like to slum it therefore I would suggest a figure of say, again just a guess £83,367 would I believe secure Mr Dowlings services.