Rejoin EU announce Makerfield by-election candidatepublished at 20:08 BST 23 May
Peter Ward will represent the Rejoin EU party in the by-election on 18 June.
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Written by Paul Burnell, Ewan Gawne & Jonny Humphries. Edited by Ian Shoesmith & Tom Mullen
Peter Ward will represent the Rejoin EU party in the by-election on 18 June.
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