Chris Kennedy, a children's safeguarding specialist, said he was 'proud' to have been elected to stand on June 18 in a vote by members.

Chris Kennedy was announced this morning, posed for pictures early this afternoon, but had dropped out by early evening for what the party said were 'personal and family reasons'.

Chris Kennedy, a children's safeguarding specialist, said he was 'proud' to have been elected to stand on June 18 in a vote by members.

Yesterday, the Green party announced that its candidate for the Makerfield by-election was quitting the race fewer than ten hours after joining it. Chris Kennedy had to withdraw…

Chris Kennedy was announced to be running for the Greens on Thursday morning, but the party confirmed he had dropped out some nine hours later, citing ‘personal and family reasons’

Chris Kennedy was announced as the Green Party's candidate in the Makerfield by-election, but dropped out just nine hours later. Reports later claimed he had shared posts about an…

Chris Kennedy, a registered nurse and child safeguarding specialist, was selected as the party's candidate on Thursday morning but withdrew from the contest by early evening.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChris Kennedy, the Green Party's candidate…