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Jul 03, 2007
Quickie Link: Gay Candidate for Mayor of London Withdraws From Race
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By vanrozenheim
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(London, UK) - Nick Boles, a Conservative seeking his party's nomination to run against Ken Livingstone in next year's election for Mayor of London has withdrawn from the race. The 42-year-old has been diagnosed with cancer and is pulling out to undergo treatment. Mr Boles, who is openly gay, was a parliamentary candidate in the 2005 election. He came within 500 votes of winning Hove. Earlier this year he was ranked 27 in the Independent on Sunday Pink List of the most influential gay people in the UK.
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