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A week is a long time in politics: Panesar quits Workers party after seven days
- Ex-England cricketer needs more time ‘to find his political feet’
- Spinner had displayed sketchy understanding of party’s policies
The former England cricketer Monty Panesar has pulled out of standing for George Galloway’s Workers party of Great Britain after only one week, after admitting he needs more time to “mature and find my political feet ”.
Panesar had been selected to contest the Ealing Southall seat, currently held by Labour with a majority of 16,084, last Tuesday. But after a series of interviews where he displayed a sketchy understanding of the party’s policies he announced that he would no longer stand.
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