“I’ve known Mike for more than five years. He’s proved himself to be a
hard working and effective local parish and borough councillor. He will be a
strong MP for Eastleigh residents and a valuable member of the Lib Dem
parliamentary team.
“We’ve had over 100 helpers today in Eastleigh, but Tories are fighting
hard and are spending a lot of money too.”
There was some excitement in Labour circles today as the author and
broadcaster John O’Farrell announced that he was going to put himself
forward to be the party’s candidate in the by-election.
In a move which some supporters thought would significantly improve Labour’s
chances of competing with the Tories and Lib Dems for the seat, Mr O’Farrell
declared his interest in running on Twitter on Saturday morning.
He added: “Sincerely believe Labour could actually win in Eastleigh. All
those people who voted Lib Dem tactically last time did so to keep Cameron
out.”
Labour is expected to select its candidate on Tuesday.
Polling carried out by Tory former treasurer Lord Ashcroft in the wake of
Huhne’s dramatic guilty plea to dodging speeding points gave Conservatives a
three-point lead.
The survey put the Tories on 34% and Lib Dems on 31% – down five and 19
respectively on their 2010 showings.
Labour were on 19% and the UK Independence Party on 13%.
Source:
http://www.ezonearticle.com/2013/02/09/local-councillor-chosen-to-fight-eastleigh-by-election-for-lib-dems/
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