Matt Rodda MP has been re-selected as Labour’s candidate for Reading East at the next General Election.  

Under Labour Party rules, sitting MPs must go through a ‘trigger ballot’ process in which Labour Party members, trade unions and socialist societies vote on whether the incumbent MP is adopted for the next election.   

Mr Rodda says he is “immensely proud” to represent the community in parliament, emphasising his focus is to “stand up” for Reading, Woodley and Earley and aims to “improve the lives” of residents. 

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The next election must take place by January 2025, following the repeal of the Fixed Term Parliament Act. 

“Whether the next election is in two weeks or two years, I will be campaigning hard for a Labour MP in Reading East and a Labour Government for our Country. 

“While the Conservatives have spent the summer fighting amongst themselves about who their leader should be, they have ignored the real problems facing families, failed to tackle huge profiteering by energy companies, failed to get a grip on run away inflation and failed to offer real help for a cost-of-living crisis made in Downing Street,” Mr Rodda said.