We said that Antony Calvert had announced that he would not try to “retain” the seat of Wakefield for the Tories. The seat is held for Labour by Mary Creagh. Calvert won’t be contesting it for the Tories (“ ‘Labour is our only hope’: Jess Phillips calls on party to stay united”).
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