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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tom Ambrose

Olympic rower James Cracknell to stand as Tory candidate in next election

James Cracknell celebrates winning the Oxford-Cambridge boat race in London.
The Olympian has past links with the Tories after standing as an MEP for them in 2014. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

The Olympic gold-winning rower James Cracknell will stand as a Conservative candidate at the next general election.

The rowing champion will run in Colchester, where the incumbent Conservative MP Will Quince is to stand down.

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