His face a mask of despair, his holdall shambolically open to reveal a gin bottle and a child's piggy bank, he wanders dazed and disoriented on the streets of his native Gateshead at eight in the morning. This was Paul Gascoigne earlier this week, just two days after he had been released from the exclusive Priory clinic in South-West London — where he was treated for depression and paranoia as well as drug and drink addictions after a reported suicide attempt
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The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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