US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 hours agoAustin Beutner ends run for L.A. mayor, a month after daughter's death
Austin Beutner withdraws from the Los Angeles mayoral race to grieve following the death of his 22-year-old daughter, Emily.
While this has obviously been a very difficult decision - and it is the greatest honour of my life to represent Glasgow - I do not wish for a personal friendship to become a distraction. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve, and I remain committed to returning a Scottish Labour government next year.
For months I have been steadfast in my view that, unless there is a one-on-one race in November, a Trojan Horse will take control of City Hall, Walden said. For those still trailing in the polls by month's end, I implore each to consider how history will judge them if they allow vanity or stubborn ambition to usher in Mr. Mamdani.