Cllr Brickell, ‘a Bolton lad born and bred’ who represents Baguley Ward on Manchester Council, was selected from a shortlist of three councillors when members of the local party met over the weekend.
This shortlist of three councillors, which also included Croydon’s Dr Manju Shahul-Hameed and Lancashire’s Sobia Malik, caused controversy when one applicant who missed out on it, Ryan Quick, suggested it was manipulated by Labour HQ to…