The Isle of Wight Green Party has announced their target candidates for five Isle of Wight wards in the May 2021 Isle of Wight council elections. Details within
Iain McKie says he gives his "word as a gentleman" that if he's elected as MP he'll "fight tooth and nail for the preservation of the free bus pass for pensioners”.
The East Wight Primary initiative is encouraging voters to come together and choose the candidate most likely to beat the Conservative candidate at the next election
No Conservative or UKIP candidates have yet agreed to take part in the Facebook election Q&A organised by Linda Bassett. Other candidates willing to engage with voters will be answering questions on Monday and Tuesday.
Some might find it strange to choose to announce you're standing as a candidate in the General Election on a day when you're busy with meetings and not available for comment until much later in the day. Bit odd?