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Move to bring elected speaker in Jersey withdrawn

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Bailiff Sir Timothy Le Cocq is due to retire in October 2025 .

Proposal by Constable Andy Jehan had been backed by 16 other deputies.

He said he had "reluctantly withdrawn his proposition" for an elected speaker and deputy speaker.

Jehan said the withdrawal was necessary because the outcome of the vote is already known.

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