CONSERVATIVES SHOW NO CONFIDENCE IN THEIR LOCAL CANDIDATES
July 27, 2007 12:00 PM
Hertford & Strortford - 270 miles from Cornwall!
The Conservatives, whose MPs were defeated in Cornwall having saddled the county with the highest water bills in the UK, amongst the highest unemployment, lowest wages and unfair Government funding, seem to have no confidence in their parliamentary candidates.
Normally it's the job of local candidates to represent their local community but exasperated Conservative bosses have asked a Hertfordshire MP to deal with Cornish issues!
Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat candidate for St Austell & Newquay, said:
"This is a real slap in the face for the local Conservative candidates."
"The Lib Dem team will continue to use our influence with Ministers to turn things round for Cornwall . From winning the campaign for Objective One status, to the Combined Universities for Cornwall and a review of NHS funding formulas. The fact is the Cornish economy has started to turn around, and people in Cornwall do not want to go back to the dark days under the Conservatives."
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