Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Nicola Bartlett

Shouts of 'shame' as Labour's Emma Dent Coad loses Kensington to Tories

Labour's Emma Dent Coad has lost her Kensington seat after the Conservatives won back the constituency home to Grenfell Tower.

The seat has returned to the Tories after the shock upset in 2017 when Emma Dent Coad secured the seat by just 20 votes - the smallest majority in England.

Prior to 2017 the seat was held by the Conservatives for 20 years.

The seat was won by Tory candidate Felicity Buchan with 16,768 votes pushing Dent Coad into second place with who 16,618 votes.

There were shouts of "shame" as the results were read out.

Sam Gyimah, a former Conservative universities minister,stood for the Lib Dems in the seat, but came third with 9,312 votes.

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: Former Conservative MP Sam Gyimah talks on stage after joining the Liberal Democrats party at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre on September 14, 2019 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) (Finnbarr Webster)

Former Labour councillor Dent Coad has been a committed campaigner for the victims of the horrific fire in Grenfell Tower which claimed the lives of 72 people in a disaster which shocked the nation.

Dent Coad, who is on the Left of the Labour Party,  has been a colourful character since she joined the Commons.

Emma Dent Coad has been a strong voice for those affected by Grenfell (REX/Shutterstock)

A committed republican she got in trouble for some of her criticisms of the royal family including telling a fringe event at Labour Party conference that royals Meghan Markle only do charity work when the TV cameras are switched on.

She said the royal family’s support for charity is only “peripheral” and claimed volunteers do “99 per cent of the work”.

She also claimed Prince Harry can't really fly a helicopter despite his military record.

And she said Princess Diana would disapprove of her own son's lavish wedding - while calling for the National Anthem to be scrapped, and comparing the royals to the Kardashians.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.