The Stray Ferret (great name) reports that Liberal Democrat members in Harrogate and Knaresborough will choose their parliamentary candidate for the next election from a shortlist of two:
- Tom Gordon, who fought the the Batley and Spen by-election in 2021;
- Matt Walker, who represents Knaresborough West on North Yorkshire Council.
The selection began in last June, but was restarted when Harrogate and Knaresborough was made a Lib Dem target seat.
And another Stray Ferret story suggests some disappointment at the choice they are being offered among Lib Dem members there.
Incidentally, a Conservative source quoted in the first story comprehensively fails to quash speculation about the future of the current Conservative member for the seat, Andrew Jones:
The Stray Ferret asked the Harrogate and Knaresborough Conservative Association whether he had been confirmed as the PPC and received the following response:
"I think I must have missed something... is there a general election? I am able to confirm that the MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough is Andrew Jones."
#TooCleveByHalf.
I'm not familiar with Matt Walker, but I have followed Tom Gordon's career from afar. If selected, he will work incredibly hard to win H & K and has a lot of campaigning experience under his belt already.
ReplyDelete'Appen t'local Liberals who are mithering about t'candidates in Betty's Tea Rooms need to think on.