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Originally Posted by andrewb
It now transpires that if Labour do not field a candidate, The Sun newspaper will! Ex Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has pledged to run and apparently the billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdock who owns Sky, 17% of ITV, Myspace, The Sun, The Times along with other media companies, has given him financial backing. He will run in agreement with 42 day detention without charge, even suggesting 420 days would be acceptable, and argue that there is no erosion of civil liberty in Britain as a whole.
I think it is a rather sad state of affairs if a newspaper has to fight the case because the government have no conviction in their policies. Although I do applaud the fact that Kelvin MacKenzie is running as it allows a contest to happen, and allows the debate about liberty and freedom to be had.
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So if Kelvin Mackenzie wins, will he actually give up his job as newspaper editor and become an MP or will he then resign and force another byelection?