Campaigning in Aldridge

Just returned from campaigning out and about in Aldridge. We split our time between the Coppy Hall estate canvassing residents and then moved onto Aldridge Town Centre. I joined Anthea Mcintyre and Dan Dalton who are Conservative MEP candidates and also Councillors John Rochelle, Eddie Hughes and Keith Sears – plus other activists. The weather was good, people’s spirits are high and we were well received by people. Clearly MPs expenses has had an impact on everyone but I think although people are rightly angry about this issue, most acknowledge that we have a very hard working and principled MP in Richard Shepherd. I hope he will consider standing for Speaker of the House of Commons – we need someone to defend the rights of people in the Commons, just as he has done for us in Aldridge-Brownhills for thirty years.

Enjoy your bank holiday – lets hope the sun continues to shine!