Economist Jeevun Sandher is Labour candidate for Loughborough in next general election
Sandher, who is currently doing his PhD on the political and economic causes of income inequality at King’s College London, previously worked as an economist at the Somaliland Ministry of Finance.
By: Chandrashekar Bhat
Economist Jeevun Sandher has been selected as the Labor candidate for the Loughborough general constituency in the next general election in 2024.
“It’s the biggest responsibility of my life,” he said after being elected by an oral vote by local Labor officials at Charnwood College this week.
The Conservatives have represented the constituency since 2010, with incumbent Jane Hunt winning the last election in 2019 by a majority of more than 7,000 votes.
However, a recent poll predicted a resounding victory for Labor in 2024, with the party winning significantly in northern England.
Loughborough is considered a flagship constituency as the party that won the seat has also emerged victorious at national level since 1974.
We can end the hunger, heating and housing crisis here in Loughborough and across the country.
To do that, we have to beat the Conservatives. That’s why I’m running to be Loughborough’s next Labor MP.
Join my campaign 👇🏾https://t.co/69pOFAQJV0 pic.twitter.com/mW79niUuHg
– dr Jeevun Sandher (@JeevunSandher) October 26, 2022
Sandher, who is currently doing his PhD on the political and economic causes of income inequality at King’s College London, previously worked as an economist at the Somaliland Ministry of Finance.
He also advised HM Treasury and the Department for Works and Pensions on macroeconomic policy, social security, inequality and poverty issues.
After working as a teacher and union representative, Sandher is head of economics at the UK think tank New Economics Foundation and is frequently featured on the BBC and Sky news channels. His voice can be heard on LBC, Radio 4 and Radio 5.
He said Labor can defeat the Conservative Party in Loughborough to bring about positive change that “I’ve devoted my whole adult life to”.
“We can end the hunger, heat and housing crisis” in the constituency and across the country by beating the Conservatives, he claimed on Twitter, accusing Hunt and the government of making the UK “morally and materially poorer”.
“I’m building a team to earn every single vote and change that,” said Sandher, who earned his MSc in Economic Development and Policy Analysis from the University of Nottingham.
He wrote on his website: “When one in six children in Loughborough goes hungry, when 2/3 of adults live in poverty in working households, when pensioners are freezing in their homes and when my generation cannot afford to raise a family, It is clear that we need changes.”
