London Mayoral Campaign
On 15 June 2011, Tuffrey launched his bid to become the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London in the 2012 election. Running against Lembit Öpik, Tuffrey was "widely tipped to become the Liberal Democrats' candidate". He emerged after nominations were reopened as the "anyone-but-Lembit" candidate, with Öpik's detractors claiming that he lacked gravitas and his supporters claiming only he had a sufficiently high profile. However, in the event Brian Paddick emerged as the party's candidate.
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