The General Election campaign has reached its third week and the response on the doorstep has been overwhelmingly positive, which is really encouraging. Many local people who I have spoken to have been very supportive of the plans set out in the Conservative Party manifesto, particularly our pledge to double free childcare to thirty hours per week for three and four year olds. This not only makes it a lot easier for working parents to return to work, if they want to, but potentially has a massive impact on grandparents as well. The policy announcement on extending the Right to Buy to housing association tenants has also provoked a lot of interest as over a thousand families in the district stand to benefit from our plans to help them to get on to the housing ladder. This is crucial as the Conservatives believe that families who work hard and want to get on should be able to enjoy the security of owning their own home.
There is still a long way to go in the campaign and I will be working hard to secure as many votes in the constituency as possible. If you see us out and about, or we knock on your door, please come and say hello and share your views as they are vitally important to me and more often than not really helpful and informative. If we haven't yet reached you click this link to see a short video of some of the highlights from last week: Campaign Diary: Highlights from Week 3
