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Chuka Umunna calls it 'insulting and disgusting' to argue Luciana Berger should not be standing

Some have suggested her candidacy in Finchley and Golders Green could help put Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street

November 25, 2019 14:29
Chuka Umunna speaking at the Lib Dem event in Watford on Monday
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Chuka Umunna has branded claims that his Liberal Democrat colleague Luciana Berger should not have stood for election in Finchley and Golders Green "insulting and disgusting".

Some Conservatives have suggested voting for her in the seat would help Labour into Downing Street by denying Tory Mike Freer reelection.

Speaking to the JC after delivering a speech setting out his party's approach to foreign policy, Mr Umunna,is the parliamentary candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster seat, said it was "deeply unjust" to suggest Ms Berger would ever facilitate Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister.

In his speech on Monday at Watford Football Club's Vicarage Road stadium, Mr Umunna pointedly referred to seats such as Finchley and Golders Green, in which polling has suggested the Lib Dems stand a chance of defeating the Tory candidate.

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