Control of Battersea has rebounded between Labour and the Tories since 1983. De Cordova was elected in 2017 and currently has a majority of 5,688. It appears that she is desperate to stay on the Westminster gravy train.
In response, Keir Starmer tweeted: "Thank you Marsha for your service and work highlighting the disproportionate impact Covid has had on Black, Asian, minority ethnic and disabled people. You've laid the foundations for a new Labour Race Equality Act to tackle structural inequalities which have existed for too long". He has not announced a replacement at the time of writing.
