Norwich South MP Clive Lewis has joined the race to become the next Labour leader. Lewis, the shadow Treasury minister is the second MP to announce they are throwing their hat in the ring, joining Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry. Jeremy Corbyn, currently the leader of the opposition, announced he would not be leading the party…
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Election Special: what the Norwich South candidates are saying
Brexit Party: Alexander Gilchrist “I’m in it to win it here” “More proportional representation is required” To Alexander Gilchrist, “what the Brexit Party stands for is democracy and rights.” He says it embodies a range of “various different political spectrums,” referencing his own experiences of being “on marches at Burston with Jeremy Corbyn” as an…
Features, Interview
Clive Lewis: ‘Do I still think that I can think things through in a sexist, racist way? Yes I do’
Waiting in the side room of Clive Lewis’ office at OPEN Norwich, we wonder whether the Norwich South MP wants to be Labour leader after his pal (most of the time) Corbyn. He’s got all the right qualities. We can hear him laughing next door: charming. Tick. He was in the army. Toured Afghanistan. Tick….
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Clive Lewis criticised for get on knees comment
A video has emerged of Norwich South Labour MP Clive Lewis telling an audience member at a Momentum event to “get on your knees bitch.” The video, shot at an event in Brighton last month, shows a man called up to stage, before he is told by Mr Lewis to get on his knees. For…
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Clive Lewis signs letter for action over ‘Muslim Problem’ article
Norwich South representative Clive Lewis has co-signed a letter by MPs opposing descriptions of British Muslims published in The Sun. The newspaper published a column in which Islam was described as “the common denominator” in sexual assault and other crimes. The column, written by former political editor Trevor Kavanagh, received criticism from politicians and the…
GE2017, Main Stories, News
Victory for Clive Lewis
Labour incumbent Clive Lewis retained Norwich South last night, with an increased majority. In the early hours of this morning, as tellers were finalising their vote counts across the country, the results for the university constituency came in. Mr Lewis, who was elected to represent Norwich South in the 2015 general election, was re-elected and…
GE2017, News
Interview: Richard Bearman
Concrete spoke to Richard Bearman, the Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for Norwich South to discuss the party’s policies, before the vote on Thursday 8 June. Mr Bearman is running against James Wright (Liberal Democrat), Lana Hempsall (Conservative), and the incumbent Clive Lewis (Labour). When asked how the constituency would benefit were he to be elected…
OldVenue, TV
Review: UKIP: The First Hundred Days
The opening scene of Channel 4’s mockumentary UKIP: The First Hundred Days features a disclaimer: “None of the events that follow have actually happened.” Its implied qualifier ‘yet’ is left out, but nevertheless hangs over the show. Border raids! Far-right riots! Mass unemployment! This could yet be a vision of the potential, horrifying, future under…
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Student union survey suggests Greens or Labour will capture UEA student vote in 2015 election
The coalition’s term in office is nearly over. With voters taking to the polling booths in less than six months time the 7th May election is quickly approaching. A recent survey of voting intentions undertaken by the Union of UEA Students, in order to raise awareness of the forthcoming election, asked the simple question: ‘If…
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