Mr. Espaillat, a Dominican - American, made a
second try in 2014, drawing the
endorsements of Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Comptroller Scott Stringer, the Bronx Democratic Party and a host of
labor unions.
Mr Cameron's letter, dated July 22, is the
second high - profile
endorsement for
Labor's carbon tax plans in less than a week, after former British Labour prime minister Tony Blair, in Australia for a series of corporate speaking events, said reducing carbon - fuel dependence was an «intelligent» move being adopted around the world, during a joint press conference with Ms Gillard.