In the run-up to the city polls incumbent George Ferguson and Labour’s Marvin Rees accuse one another of ‘establishment’ biasThe two main candidates in the race to become mayor of Bristol – one of the key electoral tests for Labour on Thursday – maintain each claimed the other is the “establishment” figure.
Marvin Rees,the Labour candidate, accused George Ferguson, and the charismatic red trouser-wearing independent who has held the position for the past four years,of being a member of a wealthy elite group that had controlled Bristol for decades. Related: Election victory should be Labour’s on Thursday – losses will be inexcusable | Jonathan Freedland Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com