A GWENT council leader has won a selection battle to secure second place on a Labour candidate list for next year’s Senedd election.

Anthony Hunt, the leader of Torfaen Borough Council, has been elected by Labour members in Monmouthshire and Torfaen to take the second spot behind current Member of Senedd for Torfaen Lynne Neagle who is the Welsh education minister.

Welsh Labour has said it won’t release how many members voted in the selection process or how many votes each candidate received.

Under Labour rules Ms Neagle was guaranteed top spot on the list for the combined constituency, one of 16 formed by twinning........

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