Tories are out of touch with voters
I have been a staunch Conservative voter for the past 30 years, but now question whether or not I will be voting for the party at the next election.
There is not one single candidate from the local area on the shortlist of six candidates to replace Richard Spring as MP, and the local Conservative committee procedures to draw up the list left a lot to be desired.
The favourite for the post, apparently, is Matt Hancock, George Osbourne's right hand man who is to be parachuted into the position.
This is despite the fact that only in November last year he was on the shortlist for a seat in Congleton, Cheshire, where he originates from.
He publicly stated that he dreamt of being in Cheshire and putting down his roots with his wife and children. Is this the type of MP we want to represent us in Suffolk?
It seems to me that the Conservative party is completely out of touch with the electorate, and there is nothing to choose between them and Labour with their policies to push through plans to build massive estates on greenfield sites, particularly in Newmarket on Hatchfield Farm.
Whether the new MP comes from the Conservative party, Labour or perhaps a local independent candidate, we need an MP who has empathy for our area and who will endeavour to maintain and improve our daily standard of living, not turn the area into yet another over populated south of England town.
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