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The Labour Party has nominated transport expert Christian Wolmar to stand in the Richmond Park by-election.
He will stand against Zac Goldsmith, who is running as an independent, and the Liberal Democrats' candidate Sarah Olney in the December 1 election..
Mr Wolmar, a writer and broadcaster specialising in rail, has vowed to fight the recent approval for a third runway at Heathrow.
He said: “Richmond Park has been badly let down by both the Tories and the Liberal Democrats. Successive MPs have failed to address the problems that exist here like availability of affordable housing and cuts to the local NHS.
“It’s a great honour to be selected to stand for Labour in the Richmond Park by-election which gives us an opportunity to expose the disastrous policies of this government and fight the third runway at Heathrow which I have long opposed.”
Mr Goldsmith, who previously held the seat, quit the Conservative Party in protest against the Government’s decision to give the green light to the third runway.
Neither the Tories nor Ukip are fielding candidates to stand against Mr Goldsmith, and Nigel Faragehas thrown his backing behind the Brexit supporter.
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