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Damien Egan
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Damien James Egan is a British Labour Party politician, and the second directly elected Mayor of Lewisham in Greater London. On 30 July 2023, he defeated Marvin Rees to be the Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Bristol North East at the next general election .1
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british labour party politician
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british labour politician serving as the member of parliament
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