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Greater London Authority Bill

I have a lot of sympathy with the proposed amendment. There is a danger that the Mayor will become tired. If he wins the next election, there is an even greater danger that we shall then face an election just before the Olympics and that he will automatically get a shoe in at that point. That seems to me an unfortunate combination of circumstances. On the other hand, applying this measure to the current Mayor would be entirely inappropriate, particularly as we are about a year ahead of the elections for the GLA. It is an interesting proposal. I am not worried about precedent because the previous GLA Act was all about setting new rules and stretching the envelope. As I say, it is an interesting idea but one that would be entirely inappropriately applied to the current Mayor.