Darren Rodwell, Barking and Dagenham council leader, selected to stand despite comments at Black History Month event
A white council leader who once joked that he had “the worst tan possible for a black man” has been selected to stand as a Labour MP.
Darren Rodwell, the leader of Barking and Dagenham London borough council, fought off selection competition from councillor Josie Channer, a black councillor who has previously run for selection near Bristol.
