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RMT backs Jamie Driscoll's bid to become elected mayor of North East England
Mayor of North of Tyne, Jamie Driscoll, speaking at the Convention of the North, an annual gathering of Northern business, political and civic leaders, including mayors of northern cities, at Manchester Central in Manchester, January 25, 2023
RAIL union RMT is backing independent candidate Jamie Driscoll in his bid to become elected mayor of North East England on May 2.
Mr Driscoll is the elected Labour mayor of North of Tyne but has been barred by Labour from standing as its candidate for the post in the enlarged constituency of North East of England.
He is standing against Labour’s Kim McGuinness.
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