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| Jowell plans to run for London mayor | Jowell plans to run for London mayor |
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| Labour's former culture secretary Tessa Jowell is planning to run for mayor of London in 2016. | Labour's former culture secretary Tessa Jowell is planning to run for mayor of London in 2016. |
| She told the BBC she is "certainly planning to run" to become Labour's candidate to replace Boris Johnson. | She told the BBC she is "certainly planning to run" to become Labour's candidate to replace Boris Johnson. |
| The MP said she does not plan on formally declaring her candidature until after the general election in May 2015. | The MP said she does not plan on formally declaring her candidature until after the general election in May 2015. |
| Ms Jowell said she wanted to have "a very clear set of policies" before she made a formal announcement. | Ms Jowell said she wanted to have "a very clear set of policies" before she made a formal announcement. |
| The Dulwich and West Norwood MP said now "isn't a time for formal declaration", but that she is "certainly working on a bid to be London mayor". | |
| She said she is "working on policy answers to what are the big questions facing London", but before her official announcement will be "helping Labour MPs and candidates in marginal constituencies to win their seats". |