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    Who is Iain Dale? LBC radio host to run as Tory MP for Tunbridge Wells in 2024 general election

    by Nuray Bulbul May 29, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: LBC/PA

    LBC radio host Iain Dale has quit the station to run as a candidate in the general election on July 4.

    Dale will try to become the Conservative Party’s candidate in Tunbridge Wells.

    Candidates for the general election are prohibited from hosting radio broadcasts by broadcast regulations.

    Dale  on his last show on Tuesday evening May 28): “You know how much politics means to me. And if. The last time I tried, the electorate fought back.

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