Shard End by-election set after Reform councillor quits over racist remarks

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Shard End by-election set after Reform councillor quits over racist remarks  Voters in Shard End are heading back to the polls after Alan Feeney’s resignation. Reform and Labour are already campaigning hard — watch to find out when the vote will take place and how the battle is shaping up.  #ShardEnd #Birmingham #ReformUK #Labour #LocalElections

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00:00A Birmingham by-election will be held in Chardend after former Reform UK councillor Alan Feeney resigned following racist remarks

00:09exposed by an ITV investigation.

00:11Feeney won the seat in May with more than 1,200 votes, defeating Labour in a ward it had previously

00:18held.

00:19Birmingham City Council says voters will return to the polls on Thursday, the 26th of November.

00:25Reform UK and Labour have begun campaigning, with both parties arguing they can win the seat.

00:31Feeney has apologised, calling his comments wrong, offensive and completely unacceptable, and says they do not reflect his true beliefs.

00:40Candidates for the by-election will be confirmed shortly.

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