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Beard Liberation Front

press release 7^th January

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Decision of Parliamentary Beard of the Year runner-up Ian Murray to stand for Labour Deputy welcomed

The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has welcomed the news that  Scottish Labour MP Ian Murray is to stand for the Labour Deputy leadership post.

Mr Murray was the runner-up in the Parliamentary Beard of the Year poll in 2017 only narrowly beaten by the current holder, the Tory MP for Mansfield Ben Bradley

https://kmflett.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/jeremy-corbyn-loses-his-parliamentary-beard-of-the-year-title-to-tory-mp-ben-bradley/

The BLF had been concerned that there was some move to blame Jeremy Corbyn’s beard for the 2019 Election defeat and called for hirsute candidates for Leadership positions to be considered without prejudice.

https://kmflett.wordpress.com/2020/01/06/labour-leadership-election-campaigners-say-corbyn-beard-fear-factor-must-play-no-part/

BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, of course it will be entirely up to Labour members and affiliates as to whether Mr Murray’s face fits in terms of policies and the direction the Labour Party takes. We do however welcome the fact that there will be a hirsute candidate for a Leadership position