Karl Turner
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(12 years, 1 month ago)
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The Deputy Prime Minister
I will not be a candidate, however much the hon. Gentleman might hope otherwise.
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab)
Q8. The Deputy Prime Minister’s predecessor and mine is Labour’s excellent candidate in the police and crime commissioner elections in Humberside, but the Tory candidate describes the role as the “job from hell”. Does he agree with his Tory colleague, or does he think that he has it harder?
The Deputy Prime Minister
I will not try to compare notes with my predecessor on the police and crime commissioner elections. I hope that everyone will turn out to vote, but the fact that so many has-been Labour politicians and recycled ex-Labour Ministers are standing might put quite a lot of people off. None the less, I hope that people will participate in these important elections.