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  • "Soulsby," she said with half-playful asperity, "I'm disappointed in you.

    The Damnation of Theron Ware Harold Frederic 1877

  • The third by-election of this Parliament will be held in the constituency of Leicester South after the Labour MP, Peter Soulsby, stood down to run for the first-ever mayoral contest in the city.

    Liberal Democrats try not to blink at the threat of a thrashing 2011

  • Since the Labour candidate in Leicester is the local MP Sir Peter Soulsby, the mayoral race has triggered a parliamentary byelection in Leicester South – also on 5 May.

    Elected mayors: Where Leicester leads | Editorial 2011

  • On being selected as Labour's candidate for mayor in Leicester, Sir Peter Soulsby also stepped down as the MP for Leicester South.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2011

  • "" There seems to be too much cronyism within the department, '' admitted Jack Evans, a city councilman who had backed Soulsby.

    A Chief's Fall From Grace 2008

  • Stowe says he's innocent and was set up by people who wanted to get Soulsby.

    A Chief's Fall From Grace 2008

  • Now even those who supported Soulsby see his departure as an opportunity to bring in an outsider who can rebuild the department.

    A Chief's Fall From Grace 2008

  • No longer living with his wife, Soulsby apparently had been staying with his brother for a while, then moved in with Stowe at a plush downtown apartment.

    A Chief's Fall From Grace 2008

  • Recently, Soulsby, who spent 24 years on the capital's force, has seemed to be the Chief Who Knew Too Little: he'd been shocked to find out that half his homicide cops hadn't solved a single murder all year, and he had no idea that he'd picked a convicted wife-beater for an anti-crime post.

    A Chief's Fall From Grace 2008

  • A federal "" control board '' that was given unprecedented power over the District in March initially backed Soulsby.

    A Chief's Fall From Grace 2008

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