国际英语资讯:Downing Street contender quits Commons, launches bid to be London mayor
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 4-- <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p><span word="Rory">Rory</span> <span word="Stewart">Stewart</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="resigning">resigning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="Hours">Hours</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p><span word="Sadiq">Sadiq</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>.</p><p><span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stewart">Stewart</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="mayoral">mayoral</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Shaun">Shaun</span> <span word="Bailey">Bailey</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="split">split</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>.</p><p><span word="Stewart">Stewart</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Evening">Evening</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span>: "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="crystallised">crystallised</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="whip">whip</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Londoners">Londoners</span>, <span word="Stewart">Stewart</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="divisive">divisive</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>."</p>
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