Ben Bradley says serving as the first East Midlands Mayor would "probably" be his only job if he was elected to the role. The Mansfield MP and Nottinghamshire County Council Leader has become the first to publicly say that he wants to be the Conservative Party's candidate for the new job.
The party is due to have eventually selected its candidate by the summer, with the first East Midlands Mayor election then due next May. Upon becoming the Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, many questioned how Councillor Bradley could serve in that role alongside his job as Mansfield MP.
But having now declared his intention to run for a third role, Councillor Bradley said it would be "really nice" to just have one job. He said: "Legally, you can't be the Mayor of the Combined Authority and a member of a constituent council on the same authority.
