Independent Liverpool councillor, Jake Morrison, has thrown his weight behind the Greens in the run up to the General Election contest in Liverpool Wavertree.
Morrison resigned from the Labour Party in 2013 and announced his intention to stand as an independent candidate against Ms Berger. [1] In November, he announced he would instead stand down and actively campaign for another candidate.
This weekend on Twitter he announced he would be backing Peter Cranie, the Green candidate, in the Wavertree constituency.
In response, Cranie said:
“I welcome Jake Morrison’s endorsement. He has been a hard working councillor in Wavertree and puts a tremendous amount into his community. You don’t have to look far to find examples like his meal at Christmas for people who would otherwise be alone, and support for local residents associations.”
“Politics in Britain is changing and people want politicians they can trust. Last week, Green Party membership in the UK overtook UKIP and we are on track to be bigger than the Liberal Democrats by the time of the General Election. It’s clear that our anti-austerity message is getting across to people who see Labour committing to the same council funding cuts as the Tories and Liberal Democrats.”
[1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-23031892