The Wakefield by-election was announced after Imran Ahmad Khan was found guilty of sexual assault and declared he would resign his seat.
"I appreciate all the messages but for removal of any doubt, no-one's spoken to me about it and I've no intention of putting myself forward when the current MP finally resigns!"and declared he would resign his seat.
Khan, who had the Conservative whip withdrawn before resigning as an MP, has declared his intention to appeal the guilty verdict.Since losing his former Morley and Outwood seat to Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns in the 2015 general election, Mr Balls has appeared on the BBC's hit entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing and taken up a range of presenting roles.
This has arguably contributed to his public profile, with the YouGov survey finding 91% of those polled could identify who he was.The former senior Labour MP had been tipped to stand as a candidate in the upcoming Wakefield by-election Labour had this week refused to comment on any rumours about who the Wakefield Labour candidate will be.
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