LBC presenter Iain Dale has announced he will no longer run to be an MP after it was revealed he previously said he “didn’t like living” in…
LBC presenter Iain Dale has announced he will no longer run to be an MP after it was revealed he previously said he “didn’t like living” in the place he was set to stand.dug up a podcast in which he said he “did not like living in Turnbridge Wells and would quite happily live somewhere else”.He said the disclosure of the podcast made it impossible for him to continue running to be an MP as it would be thrown back at him during any campaigning.
“That was a decision I took. I could have gone to the selection meeting tomorrow. I could have done a ra ra ra speech and I could have won. On looking to the future, he said he had “made the mistake of making a decision without properly thinking about every possible consequence” and that it “would be a bit silly to do the same again”.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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