Former Royal Marines Colonel quits military to stand as Labour candidate in general election
Alistair Carns has resigned after 24 years of service so he can stand as a Labour Party candidate.
James Wharton is the North of England reporter at BFBS Forces News and a former soldier in the British Army. A veteran of Iraq, he served both operationally and ceremonially during a ten-year career in the Household Cavalry. After leaving the military, he retrained at the BFBS Academy before earning a degree from the University of Warwick.
