'Massey 4 Mayor': When Salford's 'Mr Big' Paul Massey traded criminal underworld for politics
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe nomination papers were submitted within three minutes of the noon deadline. Paul Massey, the man once dubbed 'Salford's Mr Big', had thrown his hat into the ring to become Mayor of his home city.
It was an unexpected move to say the least. Massey was hardly renowned for his interest in local politics. In fact he said he'd never voted.
But here he was, a convicted criminal, a man suspected of operating at the highest echelons of gangland Salford, bidding to take charge of the entire city. READ MORE: 'I've no money, I live in a shed.
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