Laurence Fox, a candidate for the London Assembly, failed to secure enough nominations to run for Mayor due to submitting invalid nomination papers. Despite planning to appeal, he has been barred from the London mayoral elections for not meeting the rules. London Elects confirmed that Fox's nomination papers were invalid, ending his hopes of running for Mayor.
Why Laurence Fox has been barred from standing as London mayor https://t.co/TZzcCMIS2m
Worth noting it's not just Lawrence Fox who couldn't get his nomination for the London Mayoral election right. YouTuber Niko Omilana also had his nomination disallowed for invalid signatures.
No @jeremycorbyn: London mayoral candidates announced. As expected, the former Labour leader is not among them (nor is his brother, nor George Galloway) https://t.co/ONtOykGW7q
🚨 NEW: Laurence Fox will not be a candidate for the London mayoral election after after filling in the form wrong
Laurence Fox’s London mayor hopes end after errors filling in forms https://t.co/GPwaV3js5K
Actor Laurence Fox will not be a candidate at the London mayoral elections after failing to fill in the nomination forms properly. London Elects, which administers the mayoral and London Assembly elections, said the Reclaim Party leader had submitted his nomination papers… https://t.co/CsLFJS38wn
Official list of London mayoral candidates is due to be published later today. But it won't include Laurence Fox... https://t.co/QWeIMg6PRR
Laurence Fox has been barred from taking part in the London mayoral elections after submitting invalid nomination papers https://t.co/IG93gACpwM
Laurence Fox has been barred from taking part in the London mayoral elections after submitting invalid nomination papers Read below: https://t.co/MyYuHMNP3j
Laurence Fox is a candidate for the London Assembly but has failed to get sufficient nominations to run for Mayor, submitting only on the final afternoon. He says he will appeal the claim that he didn't meet the rules https://t.co/PQ2A60zy8p