Weston quits south Wales PCC race, but wasn’t he barred already?
Political Correspondent Michael Crick blogs on Falklands war hero Simon Weston’s decision to pull out of the election to become the new police and crime commissioner in south Wales.
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Political Correspondent Michael Crick blogs on Falklands war hero Simon Weston’s decision to pull out of the election to become the new police and crime commissioner in south Wales.
Channel 4 News political correspondent Michael Crick on the latest legal saga surrounding war veteran Simon Weston’s bid to be police and crime commissioner
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Michael Crick rounds up the runners and riders for the newly created posts of Police Commissioner.
Over the past few months I’ve been keeping my eye on who might be interested in standing for election as police commissioners. Here are my very latest findings.
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