Leadership Hustings
Eastbourne Conservative Group Leader, Councillor Robert Smart was very pleased to attend a hustings for all 6 leadership candidates arranged for Group Leaders by the LGA Conservative group.
Attached are photos of all 6 candidates at the hustings.
Robert says that all 6 gave good accounts of themselves, all stressing the need to rebuild the Party with both the urgency of next May's elections and the expected General Election in 2029 in mind.
With Priti Patel now out of the race, the 121 Conservative MP's will whittle the remaining 5 down to 4 next week.
Sussex Conservative members are invited to a hustings on the evening of Monday, 16th September near Ardingly*. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/sussexconservatives/1369022 The same 4 will make presentations at the Party Conference on Birmingham (29th September- 2nd October before Conservative MP's reduce the field to 2. All members will have the opportunity to vote on the final 2 during October with the result announced on 2nd November
To contact the remaining candidates about policy or to ask a question, their contact details are listed below:
• Kemi Badenoch: contact@renewal2030.co.uk
• James Cleverly: info@jamescleverlyforleader.com
• Robert Jenrick: info@joinjenrick.com
• Mel Stride: policy@melforleader.com
• Tom Tugendhat: campaign@tomtugendhat.uk
This link will highlight the key dates listed on the Conservative Party website for the Leadership race:
https://www.conservatives.com/about
* For security reasons, venue details will be sent to attendees prior to the event.
