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Kemp launches mayoral bid in Liverpool

Senior Liberal Democrat Richard Kemp has announced he will stand in Liverpool as a candidate in the upcoming mayor elections.

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 March 2012

Senior Liberal Democrat Richard Kemp has announced he will stand in Liverpool as a candidate in the upcoming directly-elected mayor elections.

The Liberal Democrat group in Liverpool selected Cllr Kemp at a meeting on Friday, even though both the party and the councillor himself remain opposed to the idea of an elected mayor.

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