John O'Farrell
EASTLEIGH, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 01: Labour candidate John O'Farrell listens to the declaration at the Eastleigh by-election count at the Fleming Park Leisure Centre on March 1, 2013 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The by-election was fought for the former seat of ex-Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne and is being seen as a crucial test of the coalition government.
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I am not going to lie to you and say it is like 1997 ... But there are a lot of people who are still undecided. We have got a lot of dormant Labour voters here who have voted Lib Dem since 1992 to keep the Tories out. Our job is to wake them up.
I am not going to lie to you and say it is like 1997 ... But there are a lot of people who are still undecided. We have got a lot of dormant Labour voters here who have voted Lib Dem since 1992 to keep the Tories out. Our job is to wake them up.
It is incredibly arrogant of David Cameron to say that it's the candidates who are the most important thing in the by-election. The most important thing in this by-election are the voters. They deserve better than a choice of a Tory who's had to be gagged or another Lib Dem who says one thing and does another.More quotes »
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Can comedians ever be taken seriously?
2 March 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET By Colm O'Regan Comedian and writer In the past week, two comedians have stood for election - Beppe Grillo in Italy and John O'Farrell in the UK's Eastleigh by-election. What are the pitfalls of putting your money wh from BBC News Read more »
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My Eastleigh experience was enough – I won't stand for election in 2015 | John O'Farrell
I did warn the Labour party that I generally lose elections. I wrote a whole book about it; losing elections is my unique selling point. But still there seemed to be some enthusiasm around the idea of me being the Labour candidate for the most important from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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Nigel Farage Hints At Purge Of Ukip MEPs As He Targets 2014 Victory
Eastleigh by-election The Liberal Democrat candidate Mike Thornton celebrates (left) after the declaration at Fleming Park in Eastleigh, Hampshire where he won the by-election. Left to right: Mike Thornton, Lib Dem, John O'Farrell, Labour, Danny Stupple, from The Huffington Post Read more »
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O'Farrell's grim reaper wish for Iron Lady is swipe too far for Cameron - The Guardian
Prime minister's questions kicked off with a row about what John O'Farrell, the Labour candidate in the Eastleigh byelection, had written about Margaret Thatcher, viz: "In October 1984, when the Brighton bomb went off, I felt a surge of excitement at the from Brighton & Hove News Read more »
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Idaho prepares for 150th anniversary celebration
BOISE -- On March 4, we will celebrate the 150 anniversary of Idaho as a territory. On the same date back in 1863, the Idaho territory began. Next Monday, the state will celebrate the territorial sesquicentennial -- a period of time that helped develop t from KTVB.com Read more »
