A candidate hoping to represent the local area as an MP says it would be “an incredible honour” to be elected.
Eddie Hughes will represent the Conservatives in the Tamworth constituency, which covers areas such as Fazeley, Shenstone and Stonnall.
His current seat in Walsall North will disappear due to boundary changes at the General Election, but is hoping to return to Parliament in the seat currently held by Labour’s Sarah Edwards.
Mr Hughes said:
“It would be an incredible honour to represent the people of Tamworth and the villages in Parliament.
“The area is made up of amazing communities and I know that many people want to be represented by someone who appreciates the area’s historic past and wants to make our town and villages the best they can be.
“I am ready to fight to represent the people of Tamworth and the villages and I’ve already been working hard to make progress on what people have told me are their priorities.”
Eddie Hughes
Crumbling schools, crumbling prisons, crumbling hospitals. Winter-frozen pensioners, hungry children, hungry adults. Three million people surviving on foodbanks – generation heat-or-eat. Rivers full of sewage, roads full of potholes, borders full of chaos. Patients dying in a treatment queue, people in agony in a dentist queue. The NHS in crisis, the care sector in collapse. Police ignoring crimes, MPs ignoring laws. No massive HS2 extension, just a massive cost and a massive national debt. Care homes starved of workers, services starved of cash, people starved of hope.
Tory cronies stuffed into the Lords, taxpayer cash stuffed into Tory donors. The rich, richer. The poor, poorer. Fourteen years of austerity and neglect, lies and chaos, cor ruption and deceit. Fourteen years of in-fighting and back stabbing. Fourteen years in power. Broken Tory Brexit Britain. Less money, less rights, less prospects.
Besides all the obvious reasons to not vote for more Tory misery and failure, it’s worth remembering that Eddie Hughes vocally supported Dominic Raab, who was shamed after reports of his bullying.
He was also a huge supporter of Boris Johnson.
He also voted in favour of the ridiculous and extremely expensive Rwanda bill.
Why would anyone vote for him??
Isn’t this the very “thing” we’re trying to get rid of?
Jog on Eddie! While you seem a thoroughly decent bloke, who works very hard, and does a lot for charity etc, I’m afraid you represent the party that has caused so much pain recently it is indeed time for change. I hope you continue to do good though even if you aren’t an MP, and wish you all the best for your future.
It would be poetic justice if Brexit damages the Tories as much as it damaged the country.
Another self serving member of the failing and corrupt Tory/Brexit/Bongo party. Expect national service, public hangings, the return of scurvy (oh, wait a minute we have that back already!), the Austin Allegro and meat rationing.
Being a bit previous aren’t we? Typical arrogance of a Tory MP assuming he’ll be elected. Election hasn’t happened yet!
It’s labour that’s got to careful when it comes to brexit , around 30% of core labour voters are brexiteers. That’s just under 4 million people. It will be interesting to see how labour deal with the situation.