Rokhsana Fiaz defeats Sir Robin Wales to become Labour candidate for Newham Mayor
Long-serving Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales has been defeated in a Labour Party selection contest that will almost certainly see him succeeded by London’s first female directly elected mayor in May. Sir Robin, 63, lost a one-member, one-vote contest against his challenger Rokhsana Fiaz, 47, by 861 votes to 503, which means that in seven […]