Mark Morrison abandons bid to become mayor of Leicester
Singer Mark Morrison has said that he is abandoning plans to run as the next mayor of Leicester adding that “it feels my home town doesn’t want my help”. Current mayor Peter Soulsby expressed surprise at the decision, though mainly because he didn’t realise that Morrison was running against him.Morrison – who is best known for his 1996 single ‘Return Of The Mack’ – first expressed an interest in standing in the 2023 mayoral election back in 2020, following a dispute with Soulsby over the building of a recording studio.The musician had opened up a temporary recording space in his home, offering free sessions to 100 young musicians, and saying that he hoped that the initiative would reduce knife crime and gang violence in Leicester.