Hornsey and Wood Green Labour Party selects Karen Jennings as their Parliamentary Candidate.

Monday, 18 June 2007

LABOUR SELECT HIGH PROFILE CAMPAIGNER AS PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE Yesterday, Labour Party members across Hornsey and Wood Green selected Karen Jennings to be Labour’s Parliamentary candidate at the next general election. Karen Jennings lives in the constituency and is a senior trade union official. She was selected on Sunday at a special conference at Hornsey School for Girls, attended by hundreds of local Labour Party activists. Karen Jennings started her working life as an NHS nurse before moving into the trade union movement. She is currently the National Secretary of UNISON and leads the union’s policy and campaigns on health. She represents almost half a million health workers and chairs the most senior negotiating committee and health policy forum in the NHS. Karen Jennings said: “I am delighted to have been selected to be Labour’s Parliamentary candidate in my home seat of Hornsey and Wood Green. The next general election will not be about protest, it will be a stark choice between a Labour government or a Conservative government. I intend to spend every day between now and the election listening and speaking with local residents and bringing them back to Labour. “ Tottenham Labour MP David Lammy commented: "The Labour Party in Hornsey & Wood Green has made clear their ambition to take back the constituency. Karen is a heavyweight candidate with a proven track record over many years of campaigning on health issues. She has a formidable trade union record and will be able to reach out to public sector workers in the constituency and beyond.” Councillor George Meehan, Haringey Labour Group Leader and Vice Chair of Hornsey and Wood Green Labour Party said: “In a strong field, Karen was exceptional. She has a deep knowledge of the national issues that matter to people round here, and an understanding of campaigning second to none. She’ll make a great Labour MP for our area, and I look forward to working closely with her before and after the next election. Yesterday we put the Liberal Democrats on notice that we have listened, we have renewed our party and we fully expect to win the next election in Hornsey & Wood Green.”

Top of Page [ Back ]

Email this page to a friend

In this Section... The apprentice is Britain's weapon in the skills race. Lammy: 2012 games will be springboard for business success. Role models to say no to knife crime, anti-social behaviour and low aspirations. Children are for Life - BBC London 'Boris can't unite London' - Interview with Guardian Construction Skills Open Meeting - David Lammy MP, Minister for Skills. London Election's Podcast: The price of apathy - why we must all vote on 1st May. Kick the BNP out for good. Minister for Skills Commends the Employment Resource Centre. "We need a Mayor for all Londoners". Message of support for the London launch of the International Day Against Homophobia held at London School of Fashion. David Lammy joins the Prime Minister in welcoming the new London employment figures published by the Olympic Delivery Authority. David backs pledge to improve skills of thousands of South Londoners. Lammy launches Ovarian Cancer: Love Women fundraising appeal. Campaigning with Siobhain McDonagh MP in Mitcham and Morden. David drops into leading Turkish Newspaper Olay. Message of support for the 2007 Don`t Trigger Campaign. David Lammy helps launch Haringey based Wise Thoughts` Gfest-gayWise LGBT Arts Festival 2007. David Lammy joins Haringey in honouring Oliver Tambo, anti-apartheid hero. Skills Minister and Tottenham MP David Lammy is interviewed about the steps he is taking to ensure Londoners have the skills they need.