Lichfield’s MP says he is “very disappointed” after plans to move parts of the constituency into the Tamworth voting area were not reversed.
The latest proposals from the Boundary Commission for England kept the previous plans to move Whittington and Streethay into the neighbouring constituency.
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant – who had previously branded the new boundaries as “nonsense” said there were practical reasons why a rethink was needed in this area.
“I am very disappointed with this decision,” he said. “It cuts a corner of Lichfield off with the nonsense of the London Platform of Lichfield Trent Valley Station being moved to Tamworth while the Manchester and Crewe platform will remain in Lichfield.
“How I would have been able to argue for the lifts to be fitted at the Lichfield Trent Valley with my only having responsibility for half the station?
“It will also be a huge shame to lose Whittington and I hope I will be able to maintain my close ties with St Giles Hospice.”
