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Kelvin MacKenzie confirms that for him, the by-election is over….with a free Sun Surrenders pullout in today’s paper.
“If that’s the case and Rupert puts up the money, because it isn’t cheap to run as a candidate, then I might well do it.”
When asked by John Humphrys on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning if it was Murdoch who wanted him to run, MacKenzie replied: “Yes, it is.
From the BBC :
But Mr Mackenzie, who backs Labour on 42 days, said he wanted to stand against Mr Davis on behalf of the Sun and had the backing of the newspaper’s proprietor Rupert Murdoch, after discussing it with him at party on Thursday night.
Nick Clegg agrees to abandon Lib Dem voters in Haltemprice and Howden to support (edit) Conservatives’ and/or David Davis’ publicity campaign on 42 days.
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