The @MatesJacob account reported that Husted was suspended by his party for his bigoted tweets (then quietly readmitted). I will not be intimidated by him doorstepping me like this. He is a bigot.
@sharonacross Absolutely, and to have a meaningful social media presence talking about his or her work in the constituency, reasons for controversial votes and similar. Angela Richardson does a good job at this, and it does not take much time.
This is super interesting - a Tory that stood for MP in his hometown in Croydon but did not get elected there now seems to be trying to make friends amongst the Mole Valley Tories.
Will we see part-time Paul retiring and triggering a by-election early next year?
Great to be out today lending a hand to @mvconservatives - working with hardworking local councillors to help get their brilliant Bookham candidates elected next year!
@Morag68982676 There’s a second candidate that failed to get elected to Parliament in the 2019 GE out canvassing as well in MV... I think there might be a short list of candidates already...
@jazzblogz@MoleValleyLab This might work for Lee Anderson, but not sure how well this will go down in Mole Valley if the Tories pick this guy. At least one more candidate that failed to get into Parliament at the last GE has been sighted canvassing. Could there already be a short list?...
@sharonacross Think there will be a number of candidates battling it out for #parttimepaul ‘s seat when he retires. It is October and we’re in a pandemic and the MV Tories are out canvassing for a May election. Something is up...
@Morag68982676 But don’t think he will trigger the first by-election this Parliament by stepping down unless it is for sudden ill health. He’ll wait for someone else to go first
@Morag68982676 I think SPB is probably not that keen on the Johnstonites either. He’s a Thatcherite school type of Tory, and the Johnson mixture of social conservatism and fiscal profligacy will not be to his liking
@Morag68982676 I can’t see him serving a full term either though. He’s in his mid-70s, and MPs are on 1/40th final salary pensions so he will want to at least spend some time with his pension at some point...
@ArfurZTowcrate Interesting - I suppose he tried to endear himself to CCHQ by saying all that. So far he’s been sighted in Bookham and the Holmwoods, in one of the Bookham pictures he breaches the rule of six as the photographer would have been person number seven