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Labour mayor's trousers fall down... as he speaks to library full of schoolchildren
By GRAHAM SMITH
Last updated at 3:08 PM on 30th June 2010
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As far as wardrobe malfunctions go, this surely has to be one of the most unlikely, not to mention unexpected.
But the Lord Mayor of Leicester was left red-faced yesterday after his trousers fell down as he stood up to give a speech in a library packed with schoolchildren.
Labour mayor Colin Hall's embarrassing gaffe, which drew gasps and giggles from the assembled youngsters, took place at what was supposed to be an education showcase.
Gaffe: Leicester mayor Colin Hill's trousers fell down yesterday as he stood up to give a speech in a library packed with schoolchildren
Instead local pupils were treated to a side to the mayor, who has only been in office for a month, they had never anticipated.
One onlooker said: 'It was like something from Benny Hill. No-one knew where to look. There were a few laughs from the children, but it was a pretty toe-curling moment.
'Surely he should've been wearing a belt? It was a pretty basic error.
'He looked embarrassed and quickly pulled his trousers up, but by then it was too late. The damage was done.
'It's not the kind of thing you expect to see happen to a Lord Mayor.'
But Mr Hall, 46, blamed his incident on his, apparently successful, new diet.
He said: 'While giving a vote of thanks, I suffered a problem with my trousers. I had chosen not to wear a belt and the trousers came loose and fell.
'I would like to offer my deepest apologies to anyone who was offended by the accident.'
In a posting to his 123 followers on the Twitter networking website, he added: 'Two days ago, I was wondering how to publicise the progress of my diet. I hear, though, this issue may be resolved very soon...'
Mr Hall is dieting with the help of fitness guru Rosemary Conley.
His wardrobe malfunction is the second time the mayor has hit the headlines in a week.
Mr Hall, an atheist, was condemned by the local diocese as well as Church of England groups, after he ended the tradition of Christian prayers before council meetings.
He boasted of his 'delight' at being able to end the tradition as mayor of Leicester, his home city.
Announcing the decision in a secularist group's monthly newsletter, Mr Hall said prayers were 'outdated, unnecessary and intrusive' and added they would no longer be said before meetings at Leicester Town Hall.
The East Midlands city is regarded as the most multi-faith and multi-ethnic outside London, with 36 per cent of residents from ethnic minorities, according to the 2001 census.
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hahahahahahahaha!
so god does have a sense of humour after all!
- estebe, bristol, 30/6/2010 18:25
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Haha, what a legend! Good on him for laughing the whole thing off and I hope his diet continues to go so well XD Good on him for scrapping prayers too, it must be a bizarre professional situation to have "employees" saying prayers before meetings.
- J, Leicester, 30/6/2010 18:22
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Takes me back to the good old days of public floggings and mass de-bagging at school! Good to see someone keeping up, or is that down, the old traditions..
- Eddie Keogh, London UK, 30/6/2010 18:22
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Broken Britain !
- A . Nightingale, Berkeley Square, London, 30/6/2010 18:17
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Looks like God has got his own back,
- beachboy, calahonda spain, 30/6/2010 18:15
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Is this guy a character out of The League of Gentlemen?
- Ian, North Lanarkshire, 30/6/2010 17:53
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The BHANGEELAAR! Campaign has been vindicated.
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We are now putting final touches on the legal action programme against the returning officer!
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We shall also seek accountability from the rest of the bureaucracy.
We shall move with due constitutionality and with the utmost care.
We shall do so for the good of the ordinary people in the area known as the ‘London Borough of Tower Hamlets’.
[To be continued]
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25 June 2010
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Once the programme has been finalized, we shall apply to court asking for an order obliging ‘Dr’ Kevan Collins to discharge his duties as ‘the Returnng Officer’.
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We shall move with due constitutionality and with the utmost care.
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How the 'East London Advertiser' exhibited blatant bias for one side, in its report on 9 February 2010
Battle begins to decide if Tower Hamlets gets elected mayor
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ABOVE: ‘No’ protesters picket the ‘yes’ rally urging Livingstone not to divide the community with his campaign for an elected mayor to replace the local council’s cabinet...
BELOW: Livingstone (far left) confers with Keith Vaz while Galloway (right) calls for ‘strong East End leadership’ to take on the Government...
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BELOW: Livingstone (far left) confers with Keith Vaz while Galloway (right) calls for ‘strong East End leadership’ to take on the Government...
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Galloway, who quits his Bethnal Green & Bow constituency at the General Election to take on Fitzpatrick in neighbouring Poplar & Limehouse, insisted he has “no intention of standing for Mayor.” This followed a public row the two had on the East London Advertiser website on February 3 when Galloway was accused of trying to create a ‘bolt hole’ for himself if he lost at the polls.
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EAST LONDON ADVERTISER is once again abusing its position and taking a clear partial stand in favour of the 'YES' 'campaign'
QUOTING at 2230 Hrs GMT 22 June 2020 from the web site of the EAST LONDON ADVERTISER:
Respect names the date to pick Tower Hamlets mayoral candidate
22 June 2010
THE RESPECT party will be picking a mayoral candidate at a meeting next month.
Although the party, along with other independent parties, had a poor showing at the polls this May it managed to secure a vote for a directly elected mayor in Tower Hamlets.
It campaigned hard for a directly elected mayor which it said would make local government more accountable.
Voters went to the polls in a referendum to decide whether they wanted a directly elected mayor. The yes vote was won with 60,758 votes and 39,857 people said no.
They will go to the polls to pick a mayor on October 21.
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Respect names the date to pick Tower Hamlets mayoral candidate
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It campaigned hard for a directly elected mayor which it said would make local government more accountable.
Voters went to the polls in a referendum to decide whether they wanted a directly elected mayor. The yes vote was won with 60,758 votes and 39,857 people said no.
They will go to the polls to pick a mayor on October 21.
The party now has just one councillor Harun Miah in Shadwell, instead of the eight it had before the election.
And George Galloway's gamble to stand down from Bethnal Green and Bow and run for Poplar and Limehouse was unsuccessful.
The former Respect leader on the council Abjol Miah is widely touted to run as the mayoral candidate.
He stood for the parliamentary seat of Bethnal Green and Bow this May and took third place with 8,532 or 16.8 per cent of the vote.
Respect will decide on its mayoral candidate at a meeting on July 19.
The other parties have yet to name their candidates although the Labour trio of London Assembly member John Biggs, former council leader Lutfur Rahman and current leader Helal Abbas have all said they are keen to run.
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Editor © Muhammad Haque
"East London Advertiser" is again running an untrue item by asserting a set of untrue facts about the 'vote' about a mayor in Tower Hamlets.
Bhangeelaar! Will add that item to the list of false and misleading items already identified in the legal challenge in due course.
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[To be continued]
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Tuesday
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Editor © Muhammad Haque
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Bhangeelaar! Will add that item to the list of false and misleading items already identified in the legal challenge in due course.
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As confirmed to the ‘current leader’ of the controlling group on Tower Hamlets Council, Abbas Uddin Helal, the Bhangeelaar! Campaign will seek due judicial reviews of the role of the Retuning Officer.
[To be continued]
Thursday, 10 June 2010
To all those who claimed to be saying 'NO' on principle before 6 May 2010: Show us your principles now
To all those who claimed to be saying 'NO' on principle before 6 May 2010: Show us your principles now
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