Peter Whittle (British politician)
| Peter Whittle | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Peckham |
| Political party | UKIP (2012–present) |
| Occupation | Politician, author, journalist |
Peter Whittle is a British politician, author and journalist, affiliated with the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). He is UKIP's candidate for the 2016 London mayoral election.[1][2]
Whittle was born in Peckham, before studying at the University of Kent.[3] He worked in journalism, living for five years in Los Angeles,[4] before founding the New Culture Forum think-tank in 2006.[1] He became UKIP's cultural spokesperson in 2013 [2] and stood for Eltham at the 2015 general election, coming third with 15% of the vote, beating both the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party.[3]
In September 2015, Whittle was selected as the UKIP candidate for Mayor of London, as well as topping the party list for election to the Greater London Assembly.[1] Whittle is the only LGBT candidate currently selected by any of the major parties for the 2016 Mayoral election.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "UKIP selects Peter Whittle as London mayoral candidate". BBC. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- 1 2 Banham, Mark (26 September 2015). "Ukip chooses Peter Whittle as London Mayor candidate ahead of deputy chair Suzanne Evans". International Business Times. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- 1 2 "UKIP announces Mayoral candidate and list for GLA". UKIP. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Whittle, Peter (2008-05-07). Look at Me: Celebrating the Self in Modern Britain. London: Social Affairs Unit. ISBN 9781904863311.
- ↑ Duffy, Nick (26 September 2015). "UKIP picks gay candidate Peter Whittle to run for Mayor of London". Pink News. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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