More than 200 voters were at last night (June 26) to witness parliamentary candidates answer questions from the public. Four of the six candidates hoping to become MP attended the hustings and were quizzed on issues such as housing, support for NATO, the rise in food bank usage and river pollution. Candidates from Christian People’s Alliance, The , Green Party and Liberal Democrats were in attendance while Labour and Reform were no-shows.
Green Party candidate Cate Cody was the first to introduce herself and told those present that she has lived in the for over 30 years. She also highlighted her experience in politics as a town, borough and county councillor. “The is a party of social and environmental justice,” she said.
“We believe that the two should coexist. We support a radical transformation of society for the benefit of everybody and the one planet we share.” The is the defining issue of the age, she said and explained how the Greens have a holistic plan to tackle it.
“We have brilliant policies to hugely improve the NHS, planning reform, affordable warm homes for everybody, clean rivers, decent education, a fair tax system and above all a future.” Christian People’s Alliance candidate David Edgar said his party has been going since 1999 and they have 22 candidates standing in the general election on July 4. He said they have a fully developed manifesto and he went on to explain why he is standing.
“Over a year ago, I was driving to London,” he said.
