Candidates engaged in five-way contest to be the Haslingden MP
THERE is a five-way fight in Hyndburn - which covers Haslingden - with Labour’s Graham Jones defending a 5,815 majority.
Labour has held the seat since 1992.
SARA BRITCLIFFE,
Conservative candidate for Haslingden, said: “We need to get Brexit done and then we can get on with the job of improving the place where we all live. As a local councillor, I am well aware of your other major concerns such as health, education, our town centres, and policing.
“I welcome the promise of record levels of funding for the NHS, the 20,000 police officers being recruited across the country and more funding for education. As your MP I will fight to ensure we get our fair share of resources.”
KATRINA
BROCKBANK, Green candidate in the constituency, said: “This is a climate election. We are the only party committing £100bn per year for 10 years to tackle the climate crisis.
“This will in turn create new jobs in sustainable industries, improve the transport infrastructure, housing and decarbonise all aspects of our economy. We are a ‘Remain’ party. We stand a better chance of fighting the climate emergency as part of a unified Europe. We would welcome a second referendum on the final deal, including an option to remain in the EU.”
The Brexit Party’s Haslingden contender
GREGORY BUTT said: “Those of us who have served overseas in the Armed Forces know the enormous respect in which our democracy is held, a democracy now crippled by the cynical actions of a Parliament that repeatedly twisted hallowed conventions to keep us in the EU.
“Despite the overwhelming number of MPs who in 2016 voted to implement Article 50, the last rotten Parliament failed to secure our exit. Vote Brexit on December 12 to secure our exit from the EU. Help us guide our country into a prosperous future.”
GRAHAM JONES,
Labour party candidate in Haslingden, said: “I care passionately about this area, and despite ten years of Conservative cuts, I have managed to make a difference. I run one of the best constituency offices in the country, I’m one of the most responsive MPs and I’ve helped over 12,500 constituents (over 27,000 responses). In Parliament, I now chair an important House of Commons select committee; elected chair
by Conservatives, SNP and Labour; sit on the Defence Select Committee and chair the TfN Parliamentary Committee; Transport Across the North.”
Haslingden’s Liberal Democrat contender
ADAM WALLER SLACK said: “Local people are telling me they are concerned about the state of our schools and our NHS; the rising inequality in our country; and the ongoing political crisis that is Brexit. The Liberal Democrats are committed to stopping Brexit, freeing up a £50 billion remain bonus to spend on our country’s real priorities, rather than a project based on undeliverable promises. Only the
Liberal Democrats have an ambitious plan for the future of our country, where every person, every community and our planet can thrive.”
Five candidates will contest Bury North, which includes Ramsbottom. Labour’s James Frith is defending a majority of 4,375 after gaining the seat from the Conservatives in 2017.