Good Morning Britain star 'stark raving mad' for quitting job to run in General Election

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'You know how much politics means to me...I feel I can play a role in restoring trust and honesty in politics.'

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Good Morning Britain regular Iain Dale said farewell to LBC radio station after 14 years as he announced plans to run in the General Election. The 61-year-old has been forced to quit his long-term job to stand as a Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells as broadcasting rules forbid General Election candidates from presenting radio shows.

’ Iain Dale hopes to run as a Tory MP in the General Election ‘The reason I’m doing it is because it is an itch I need to scratch, even at the ripe old age of 61. ‘I just thought, whatever the result of this election, and we all know what the polls say, I think I could play a bit of a role in not just helping the Conservative Party through some fairly traumatic and difficult times, but actually rebuilding it.

 

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