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Former Labour Mayor Jamie Driscoll Joins Green Party
Driscoll cites cost-of-living and housing crises as reasons for joining Greens, aiming to replicate Majority's success in recent local by-election wins.
- On Wednesday, Jamie Driscoll announced he had joined the Green Party at a Newcastle event alongside deputy leader Mothin Ali, with Zack Polanski welcoming the move as part of a surge.
- A Labour member since 1985, Driscoll left the party years ago after being barred from standing and subsequently ran as an independent, finishing second to Kim McGuinness while setting up Majority.
- Locally, the party points to gains including more than 1,000 new members on Tyneside, while five Brent councillors defected on Monday, highlighting Green momentum.
- Driscoll plans to run for his former Monument ward on Newcastle City Council at the all-out elections next year when all 78 seats will be contested, and his Majority operation helped the Greens win a by-election.
- Local party leaders argue that this positions the Greens as builders of values-led politics, with Newcastle Greens saying Driscoll joining recognises their local record and growing community support with more than 1,000 new members.
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Former Labour Mayor joins the Green Party
Jamie Driscoll has joined the Green Party. A former Labour mayor for the North of Tyne, Driscoll quit the Labour Party in July 2023 after he was barred as standing as a candidate. He announced he had joined the Greens at an event in Newcastle this morning, alongside the Green Party’s deputy leader, Mothin Ali. Driscoll is the Green Party’s highest-profile joiner since former Corbynite MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle defected to the Greens in November. Si…
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