A Labour activist posted pictures over the weekend of a banner with the slogan 'Darren Rodwell for Barking' being tied to headstones in the grounds of Barking Abbey.

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BBC's new political fact-checker is a Labour activist and Jeremy Corbyn supporter who said 'never trust a Tory' and described Conservative MPs as 'lower than invertebrates'

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He's a lifelong Labour activist, and described as one of the nicest men in local politics - now John Cotton has become the leader of the biggest council in Europe.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/who-john-cotton-new-leader-26963180