Vote Nana and her fellow Socialists on May 7

Parliamentary candidates for a new party that puts people before fat cat profits include a former Labour mayor and ex-MP - both of whom broke with the party because it has gone along with the British government's economic attacks on the very working people it is supposed to represent.

Nana Asante, who was the first citizen of the north west London borough of Harrow last year, and former Coventry MP Dave Nellist are among 133 people standing in the UK's general election this month for the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC). TUSC was co-founded by the late trade union leader Bob Crow, a working class hero of the left.

Its chair Nellist represented Coventry South East in parliament between 1983 and 1992. He was expelled from the Labour Party in 1991 along with other Militant Tendency comrades of his for being too socialist for the right-wing leadership to bear. He is hoping to win again in a new seat that covers the constituency boundaries of his old one.

Asante broke from Harrow Labour group, with eight other fellow councillors, citing its "institutional racism" as their reason. Rather than investigate their grievances the party expelled them.

Fellow Black candidate Kingsley Abrams, an ex-Lambeth councillor in south London and former executive council member of Britain's largest union Unite, was barred from standing as a candidate by Labour for refusing to go along with its Conservative-inspired axing of town hall public services. He is contesting for TUSC the Bermondsey and Old Southwark south east London seat of former justice minister and leading Liberal Democrat, Simon Hughes.

Asante is a passionate community activist who has always gone the extra mile to support residents and has been a powerful legally-trained advocate for their rights. A politician of Ghanaian descent, she was born in Israel, went to primary school in Switzerland and secondary school and university in Ghana. She speaks Ga, English, French and studied Arabic.

Asante is standing as the TUSC candidate for Harrow East because she says "the party is committed to justice for all, not only the one per cent". She shares TUSC's ideal that "people should come before profit especially when it comes to essential services such as health, education, housing, transport and public utilities".

Asante believes there should be a living wage so that working people can survive on their pay packet without depending on income support from the government. The UK's Conservative-led government has slashed state benefits for the poor and disabled people and if it gets back into to power will cut back even more in the name of "austerity".

The party is committed to justice for all. TUSC is fighting for the continued public ownership of the British health service popularly known as the NHS. Under Labour and Conservative governments it has been increasingly privatised by stealth, which has angered the public.

Asante has worked in the voluntary and community sector for more than 25 years and lived in the her Harrow constituency for more than two decades.

She was a Harrow councillor from 2002 to 2014 and borough Mayor from 2013 to 2014. She chairs Harrow Fairtrade Campaign that is about trade justice for under-developed countries and, under her leadership, Harrow achieved Fairtrade Borough status in 2014. 

Asante is involved in church community life and is a fellowship group leader and chaplain of First Stanmore Girls Brigade. As a person of faith, she understands its importance in the lives of people.

The mother of four children and a grandchild, she also understands the issues facing working families and believes there is an alternative to economic austerity and cuts in welfare benefits and public services - unlike the three main British political parties, including Labour, which has been challenged by its left-wing critics.

* Here's a link to TUSC's election broadcast 

Below is the full list of candidates and where they are standing:

The candidates for parliamentary constituencies in England are broken down into regions. There are separate lists for TUSC candidates in Wales and the candidates approved by the Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition steering committee.

EASTERN (5)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Harlow

Harlow

David Brown

Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes North

Katie Simpson

Stevenage

Stevenage

Trevor Palmer

Watford

Watford

Mark O’Connor

Welwyn Hatfield

Welwyn Hatfield

Richard Shattock

EAST MIDLANDS (9)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Chesterfield

Chesterfield

Matt Whale

Derby

Derby South

Chris Fernandez

Leicester

Leicester East

Michael Barker

Leicester South

Andrew Walton

Leicester West

Heather Rawling

Lincoln

Lincoln

Elaine Smith

Mansfield

Mansfield

Karen Seymour

Nottingham

Nottingham North

Cathy Meadows

Nottingham South

Andrew Clayworth

LONDON (26)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Barking and Dagenham

Barking

Joseph Mambuliya

Brent

Brent Central

John Boyle

Croydon

Croydon Central

April Ashley

Croydon North

Glen Hart

Ealing

Ealing North

David Hofman

Enfield

Edmonton

Lewis Peacock

Enfield North

Joe Simpson

Greenwich

Greenwich and Woolwich

Lynne Chamberlain

Hackney

Hackney South and Shoreditch

Brian Debus

Haringey

Tottenham

Jenny Sutton

Harrow

Harrow East

Nana Asante

Hillingdon (and Harrow)

Ruislip Northwood and Pinner

Wally Kennedy

Hillingdon

Uxbridge South & Ruislip

Gary Harbord

Kingston-upon-Thames

Kingston & Surbiton

Laurel Forgarty

Lambeth

Streatham

Unjum Mirza

Lambeth (and Southwark)

Dulwich and West Norwood

Steve Nally

Lewisham

Lewisham Deptford

Chris Flood

Lewisham (and Bromley)

Lewisham West and Penge

Martin Powell-Davies

Newham

East Ham

Lois Austin

Southwark

Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Kingsley Abrams

Camberwell and Peckham

Nick Wrack

Sutton

Sutton and Cheam

Pauline Gorman

Tower Hamlets

Bethnal Green & Bow

Glyn Robbins

Poplar and Limehouse

Hugo Pierre

Waltham Forest

Walthamstow

Nancy Taaffe

Waltham Forest (and Redbridge)

Chingford & Woodford Green

Len Hockey

NORTHERN (5)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Darlington

Darlington

Alan Docherty

Gateshead (and South Tyneside)

Jarrow

Norman Hall

Newcastle

Newcastle East

Paul Phillips

North Tyneside

North Tyneside

Tim Wall

Sunderland

Washington & Sunderland West

Gary Duncan

NORTH WEST (13)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Bolton

Bolton West

John Vickers

Cheshire West and Chester

Ellesmere Port and Neston

Felicity Dowling

Weaver Vale

Joseph Whyte

Liverpool

Liverpool Riverside

Tony Mulhearn

Liverpool Wavertree

Dave Walsh

Manchester

Manchester Central

Alex Davidson

Manchester Gorton

Simon Hickman

Manchester (and Trafford)

Wythenshawe and Sale East

Lynn Worthington

Salford

Salford and Eccles

Noreen Bailey

Worsley and Eccles South

Steve North

Sefton

Bootle

Pete Glover

Warrington

Warrington South

Cllr Kevin Bennett

Wigan

Leigh

Stephen Hall

SOUTH EAST (5)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Brighton and Hove

Hove

Dave Hill

Medway

Gillingham and Rainham

Jacqui Berry

Rochester and Strood

Dan Burn

Medway (and Tonbridge and Malling)

Chatham and Aylesford

Richard Andrzejak

Shepway

Folkestone and Hythe

Seth Cruse

SOUTHERN (7)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Oxford

Oxford East

James Morbin

Portsmouth

Portsmouth North

Jon Woods

Portsmouth South

Sean Hoyle

Reading (and West Berkshire)

Reading West

Neil Adams

Southampton

Southampton Itchen

Sue Atkins

Southampton Test

Nick Chaffey

Spelthorne

Spelthorne

Paul Couchman

SOUTH WEST (9)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Bristol

Bristol East

Matt Gordon

Bristol North West

Anne Lemon

Bristol South

Tom Baldwin

Exeter

Exeter

Edmund Potts

Gloucester

Gloucester

Sue Powell

Plymouth

Plymouth Moor View

Louise Parker

South Gloucestershire

Kingswood

Richard Worth

Taunton Deane

Taunton Deane

Stephen German

Teignbridge

Newton Abbot

Sean Brogan

WEST MIDLANDS (13)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Birmingham

Birmingham Erdington

Ted Woodley

Birmingham Perry Barr

Robert Punton

Birmingham Yardley

Eamonn Flynn

Coventry

Coventry North East

Nicky Downes

Coventry North West

Dave Nellist

Coventry South

Judy Griffiths

Dudley

Dudley North

Dave Pitt

North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire

Eileen Hunter

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Nuneaton

Paul Reilly

Rugby

Rugby

Pete McLaren

Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent South

Matt Wright

Walsall

Walsall North

Pete Smith

Worcester

Worcester

Pete McNally

YORKSHIRE (18)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Barnsley

Barnsley Central

Dave Gibson

Barnsley East

Ralph Dyson

Doncaster

Don Valley

Steve Williams

Doncaster Central

Mehwash Akram

Doncaster North

Mary Jackson

Kingston-upon-Hull

Hull West and Hessle

Paul Spooner

Kirklees

Batley and Spen

Dawn Wheelhouse

Huddersfield

Mike Forster

Leeds

Leeds Central

Liz Kitching

Leeds West

Ben Mayor

North East Lincolnshire

Cleethorpes

Malcolm Morland

Great Grimsby

Val O’Flynn

Rotherham

Rotherham

Pat McLaughlin

Sheffield

Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Maxine Bowler

Sheffield South East

Ian Whitehouse

Sheffield Heeley

Alan Munro

Wakefield

Wakefield

Mick Griffiths

York

York Central

Megan Ollerhead

WALES (13)

Local authority

Constituency

Candidate's name

Bridgend

Bridgend

Aaron David

Bridgend (and Rhondda Cynon Taf)

Ogmore

Emma Saunders

Caerphilly (and Newport)

Caerphilly

Jaime Davies

Caerphilly

Islwyn

Joshua Rawcliffe

Cardiff

Cardiff Central

Steve Williams

Cardiff South and Penarth

Ross Saunders

Cardiff West

Helen Jones

Carmarthenshire

Llanelli

Scott Jones

Ceredigion

Ceredigion

Jack Huggins

Neath Port Talbot

Aberavon

Owen Herbert

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Pontypridd

Esther Pearson

Swansea

Gower

Mark Evans

Swansea West

Ronnie Job

SCOTLAND (10)

Local authority Constituency Candidate's name

Aberdeen

Aberdeen North

Tyrinne Rutherford

Dundee

Dundee East

Carlo Morelli

Dundee West

Jim McFarlane

Edinburgh

Edinburgh East

Ayesha Saleem

Edinburgh North and Leith

Bruce Whitehead

Glasgow

Glasgow Central

Andrew Elliott

Glasgow North East

Jamie Cocozza

Glasgow North

Angela McCormick

Glasgow South

Brian Smith

Renfrewshire

Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Jim Halfpenny