Jane Kennedy slams Peter Kilfoyle's 'little Liverpool' campaign
Labour's police and crime commissioner candidate Jane Kenendy has taken a swipe at defeated rival Peter Kilfoyle for his tactics during the selection process.
Ms Kennedy is the subject of the Big Interview in tomorrow's Liverpool's Post.
In the interview she had this to say about Mr Kilfoyle's campaign which emphasised his local roots.
"I was very hurt by the 'little Liverpool' campaign. I chose to live in Liverpool, I have lived here for 35 years my family is here, my sons have made their families here.
"I thought it was terribly misjudged to suggest that I had to be born and bred here in Liverpool before I could be the best candidate.
"I am glad the Labour party rejected the little Liverpool pitch."
Read the full interview in tomorrow's Liverpool Post.
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I thought she moved here (or got on the Roll like Luciana) in 1991, months before her selection against Fields in Broadgreen? Her sons didn't move here - from Manchester - 'til 1996. Just check the records.
It's simply not true.
I was involved with Peter's campaign. I wasn't born here and don't live inLiverpool but in Sefton.
Far from being Liverpool-focused Peter warned of the dangers of seeing Liverpool as dominant within a five borough county with regard to policing. Indeed, it wasn't Peter but Jane herself who Joe Anderson claimed was the only candidate he was able to
work with and I note that pictures of Jane and Joe have already been posted online
By all means criticise substantive aspects of what Peter had to say but reverting to petty statements about being Liverpool-centred really don't do Jane any credit
Firstly "Liverpool Resident" I think you will find that, having come to Liverpool for university in the 1970s and worked for the city council through the 80s, Jane was hardly a stranger to the city before becoming an MP!
Mr Humphrey, do you deny that from the outset that Peter made accusations at Jane at not being local, issuing barbed comments such as "long distance" whilst using endorsements such as "A Scouser born and bred, Peter is ideally suited to represent local people" are not symptomatic of a campaign based on little Liverpool, rather than concerns over tackling crime?
Lets face it, If Joe had endorsed a snail he found on his doorstep one morning, it would have received the labour party backing and if said snail stood on the labour party ticket it would get in.
Is anyone going to bother to go to the polling station on this one - probably not.
Joe is happy as he has got someone who is not going to be rocking any boats for him. Cameron is happy bcause he will have his police commisioner and Jane is happy because she will have a mega wage even before expenses.
WHMHS & Arthur - your comments, whilst stating isolated facts, clearly let or want the reader to assume that Jane lived in Liverpool throughout. She did NOT. Oh and Cliff Richard was born in India and I was married in Spain: 2 more useless facts that prove nothing.
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