Michael Taylor throws his hat into the political ring

FORMER business journalist Michael Taylor is to stand as a Labour candidate at next year's general election.

Mr Taylor, a regular event host and ardent blogger, was editorial director of the business title Insider from 2000-12. He will contest the Hazel Grove constituency in Stockport after winning the party's selection this week.

He has a tough task on his hands with Labour in third place at the last election. The seat has been held since 1997 by Liberal Democrat Andrew Stunell who secured 20,500 votes at the... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...