Published on: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Described by critics as on the Labour right, Akehurst's defence of Israel's actions in Gaza has upset many in party and without.
CONTROVERSIAL Labour candidate Luke Akehurst, a pro-Israel lobbyist who has been parachuted into a safe seat, has doubled-down on a claim that the…
LABOUR have been derided after selecting Luke Akehurst, an Israel lobbyist who has described the United Nations as “antisemitic”, as their General Election candidate for North Durham . Akehurst is based in Oxford, but North Durham is a Labour safe seat hundreds of miles away. The selection has caused outrage on the left of Labour ...
Luke Akehurst Luke Akehurst is a member of Labour’s ruling NEC and secretary of Labour First. He was Labour Students national secretary 1995-1996, parliamentary candidate for Aldershot in 2001 and Castle Point in 2005, a Hackney councillor 2002-2014, and an NEC member 2010-2012. @lukeakehurst View all articles by Luke Akehurst
Labour has selected a controversial pro- Israel activist to contest the safe seat of North Durham in the UK general election on 4 July. Luke Akehurst is an ardent and decades-long pro-Israel ...
The husband of Oxford City Council Labour housing chief Linda Smith, Luke Akehurst, who is a Zionist, is running to be an MP in North Durham.
Labour has chosen a prominent figure from the party to be its candidate for the North Durham seat. Luke Akehurst, a long-standing activist and member of the party’s ruling NEC, will contest the seat after former MP Kevan Jones announced he was standing down. Mr Akehurst is a known ally of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his selection will ...
Luke Akehurst (born 2 March 1972) is a British Labour party official, and former counciller. Since 2022, he has been a member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party, having also previously been on the NEC from 2010 untill 2012. He is the Labour Party candidate for North Durham in the upcoming General Election.
Labour has announced its candidate for North Durham, following the retirement of longstanding MP, Kevan Jones. Seasoned campaigner and organiser Luke Akehurst will contest the County Durham seat ...
Luke Akehurst. Luke Akehurst is a member of Labour’s ruling NEC and secretary of Labour First. He was Labour Students national secretary 1995-1996, parliamentary candidate for Aldershot in 2001 and Castle Point in 2005, a Hackney councillor 2002-2014, and an NEC member 2010-2012. @lukeakehurst. View all articles by Luke Akehurst.
Luke Akehurst is a member of Labour’s ruling NEC and secretary of Labour First. He was Labour Students national secretary 1995-1996, parliamentary candidate for Aldershot in 2001 and Castle Point in 2005, a Hackney councillor 2002-2014, and an NEC member 2010-2012. @lukeakehurst. View all articles by Luke Akehurst. Subscribe to our daily email.
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