Iain Dale to step down as presenter at LBC to run in the election
 

Going to miss Iain, he has always been so measured and his presenting style was great, think he will be a brilliant MP hope he makes it

Broadcaster Iain Dale has said farewell to LBC radio station after 14 years as he announced plans to run in the General Election.

Dale joined LBC in 2010, but broadcast rules mean candidates in the General Election are not allowed to present radio shows.

“You know how much politics means to me,” the 61-year-old said on air.

“If you’ve listened for any length of time, you know I’ve always had two ambitions in life. One was to be a radio presenter and the other was to be an MP.

“Last time I tried, the electorate fought back. But now I am putting my hat in the ring again to be a candidate at the General Election.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other...7c7f4132&ei=19

Actually I like Ian.
Good luck to him and he would be the kind of candidate as an MP who could maybe help bring some sanity and integrity back to the Con Party.

[LBC's Iain Dale gives up 'best job' to run
as Tory candidate in Tunbridge Wells]

What a waste of Time.

15,000 majority there currently but wouldn't be surprised if the Lib Dems wipe it out

At tunbridge wells? :laugh:

If that happens, i will eat my hat

Lib Dems just about the current favourites: https://www.oddschecker.com/politics...unbridge-wells

This could be your Vince Cable moment bots

I don't know much about Iain Dale, but good luck to him regardless.

Sad that we will lose him from LBC where he is an excellent balanced broadcaster

Paddy Ashdown :laugh:

i live a few miles from TW and if you could see the property and wealth there, you wouldn't give the lib dems a hope in hell

Weren't there a goalkeeper for Portsmouth with that exact name?

Oh yeah that was it

Poor Vince was one of the victims of that vote

.
He would get my vote, whichever party he represented.
A good level headed fella who really cares.

But after the Election

He can return

But he will be a sore miss leading up to the election

who will fill his shoes?

Yes, that is true.

Not many can match his level

Lmao he’s openly said he hates living there and only settles for it because that’s where his partner is from :joker:

How nice for him

I dread to think ...maybe Ben Kentish would be okay

It was Ali Maraj tonight, not sure if he is the permanent replacement

I thought he did a very good job tonight tbh

Yeah he was good

Hes backed out because this quote resurfaced and he was scared of the libdems putting it on their fliers or in case they found and I quote, ‘anything worse I might have said’

Loser :joker:

Big enough to attack a protesting pensioner, but not big enough to stand by a tweet?

Broadcaster Iain Dale has quit the race to become the Conservative candidate for Tunbridge Wells just days after announcing his bid to stand in the General Election.

The radio presenter said farewell to LBC after 14 years as he announced his plan on Tuesday evening.

But he has since withdrawn from the candidate selection process after the Liberal Democrats discovered comments he made two years ago on a podcast, when he said he “never liked” the Kent town and “I’d quite happily live somewhere else”.

Announcing his decision to Nick Ferrari on LBC on Friday, Mr Dale said: “I instantly recognised the problems with that.

“There is a context to it but nobody’s interested in context or nuance in these situations, you just have that little clip and that would be on every single Lib Dem leaflet that was put out in the election campaign.

He added that he “wasn’t willing to suffer death by a thousand cuts” and risk further comments arising before nominations close next week.

“I think I’ve recognised the political reality and I don’t want to do anything that would damage whoever is chosen,” he said.

On his comments about Tunbridge Wells, the broadcaster and author said part of the reason he got angry on the podcast was because of road works that had been ongoing for three months.

“If I hated it that much, would I have stayed living there for 27 years? I don’t think I would,” he said.

“Everybody listening to this now will have some complaint about where they live. I just put it in far too graphic terms.”

On Tuesday, Mr Dale told LBC listeners there was “no guarantees” he will be selected as a candidate “let alone elected”, but “I know that I would forever kick myself if I didn’t at least have a go” ahead of the July 4 election.

On what the future holds as he stood down on Friday, Mr Dale told Ferrari he would reflect on taking time to make important decisions.

He added: “I’ve made the mistake of making a decision without probably thinking of every possible consequence, so it would be a bit silly to do the same again.”

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...1156a36cd&ei=9


This is modern day politics I am afraid, the Cons have lost a decent guy there you go