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  Sir Alan Haselhurst enters race to become Commons Speaker
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Last EditedRalphie  May 22, 2009 06:31pm
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News DateSaturday, May 23, 2009 12:30:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionSir Alan Haselhurst today threw his hat into the ring in the race to become the next Commons Speaker.

The Tory MP for Saffron Walden told the Saffron Walden Weekly News: "I would take on the role if my colleagues wanted me to."

Haselhurst, currently a deputy Speaker, told another local paper, the Saffron Walden Reporter, he would be taking two weeks to "let the dust settle, but if I have enough support from my colleagues I will be standing".
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