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| George Galloway announces bid for Mayor of London in 2016 after losing seat at MP | George Galloway announces bid for Mayor of London in 2016 after losing seat at MP |
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| George Galloway has announced that he will stand for Mayor of London in 2016. | George Galloway has announced that he will stand for Mayor of London in 2016. |
| The Respect Party leader lost his seat in the House of Commons to Labour in the general election earlier this month. | The Respect Party leader lost his seat in the House of Commons to Labour in the general election earlier this month. |
| Declaring himself as a candidate on Twitter, he wrote “I'm standing for Mayor of London 2016” and urged supporters to get in touch to help with his campaign. | |
| It had long been rumoured that Mr Galloway would attempt to replace Boris Johnson, who is currently both Mayor and the Tory MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. | It had long been rumoured that Mr Galloway would attempt to replace Boris Johnson, who is currently both Mayor and the Tory MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. |
| He appeared to confirm his candidacy in April, telling Sky News: “I won't run for London Mayor if I am re-elected on 7 May. If I am not re-elected I will run.” | He appeared to confirm his candidacy in April, telling Sky News: “I won't run for London Mayor if I am re-elected on 7 May. If I am not re-elected I will run.” |
| Mr Galloway will be facing competition from all sides of the political spectrum, including from Labour’s Tessa Jowell, who launched her campaign with a pledge to build 2,000 affordable homes a year in the capital. | Mr Galloway will be facing competition from all sides of the political spectrum, including from Labour’s Tessa Jowell, who launched her campaign with a pledge to build 2,000 affordable homes a year in the capital. |
| The former culture secretary has been nominated by sixteen of the local London Labour parties to declare so far, while Tooting MP Sadiq Khan is in second place with 12. | |
| London MPs David Lammy, Diane Abbott and Gareth Thomas are among the other Labour candidates running. | London MPs David Lammy, Diane Abbott and Gareth Thomas are among the other Labour candidates running. |
| Four Conservative hopefuls are looking to succeed Mr Johnson, most famously former England football player Sol Campbell. | Four Conservative hopefuls are looking to succeed Mr Johnson, most famously former England football player Sol Campbell. |
| Assembly members Andrew Boff and Stephen Greenhalgh could also run for the Tories, as well as Ivan Massow. | Assembly members Andrew Boff and Stephen Greenhalgh could also run for the Tories, as well as Ivan Massow. |
| There are several other potential candidates who have yet to confirm their intentions, including the Liberal Democrats' Caroline Pidgeon, a London Assembly member. | There are several other potential candidates who have yet to confirm their intentions, including the Liberal Democrats' Caroline Pidgeon, a London Assembly member. |