He had spoken in a House of Commons afternoon debate on the UK resettlement scheme for Afghan refugees the day before.

[5] The Labour Party candidate was Paulette Hamilton, who is Birmingham City Council's cabinet member for Health and Social Care.

[5] The Liberal Democrats selected Lee Dargue, who works in the rail sector, occupational health and safety and environmental management.

[15] Near the end of the campaign, remarks made by Paulette Hamilton in 2015 were uncovered by GB News where she suggested she was torn between a democratic vote and an uprising to enable black people to get what "we really deserve in this country".

[16] The comments led to calls from some Conservative MPs for her to be suspended by the Labour Party, who responded saying the remarks were taken out of context.