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Bev Craig: The Belfast-born LGBTQ campaigner raised on a ‘traditional, loyalist estate’ who is Labour’s candidate for Manchester mayor

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June 24, 2026

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Bev Craig: The Belfast-born LGBTQ campaigner raised on a ‘traditional, loyalist estate’ who is Labour’s candidate for Manchester mayor

Bev Craig grew up on the edge of north Belfast before making Manchester her home

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