haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi, ænd, wˌɛn hɪz tˈɜːm æz lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚɹ ɛkspˈaɪɚd, ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hɪz pɹˈiːviəs dʒˈɑːb æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi stˈæf.
However, he remained a member of the Labour Party, and, when his term as Lord Mayor expired, returned to his previous job as a member of Labour Party staff.