Activist Kellie-Jay Keen announces she is running for Bristol Central

Activist Kellie-Jay Keen – also known as Posie Parker – has announced she is running for Bristol Central in the upcoming general election. Keen will be the candidate of the Women’s Party in the new constituency, a party she also founded.

The women’s rights activist announced her candidacy in a video posted on Facebook yesterday. She said: “I am delighted to announce that I have been to the office today and submitted my nominations and have been accepted and am valid as a candidate in Bristol Central.”

She went on to say: “I thought I’d tell you now, I’m delighted to say that we have many candidates for the Women’s Party.”

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She has also announced that she will hold a rally in Bristol on Tuesday 2 July. Keen will run against Reform Britain’s Robert Clarke, the Liberal Democrats’ Nicholas Coombes, Labour’s Thangam Debbonaire, The Green’s Carla Denyer and the Conservatives’ Samuel Williams.

The general election takes place on Thursday, July 4.