The local Tory leader says that the police are turning a blind eye to the flouting of electoral law, public subsidies for mosques, and expressions of support for Hitler.
A third of the new candidates in “safe” Tory seats are women.
The leader of Portsmouth City Council, a barrister and free school founder, a successful tech entrepreneur and an experienced company adviser will fight it out.
Suella Fernades was runner-up.
After the process was cancelled before Christmas, the search for a candidate is now back on.
Jeremy Quin, Suella Fernandes and James Cleverley were the other finalists.
From business people to barristers, a Number 10 adviser to former journalists, a strong field is lined up to compete for Willetts’ seat.
Two councillors with local links, two free school founders – but no sign of James Cracknell.
Entrepreneur wins out in the hotly contested selection race.
Some hotly tipped names fail to make the cut, as three women and one man reach the final round.
Find out who the runners and riders are to succeed Richard Ottaway.
Suella Fernandes is a Barrister and was Conservative candidate in Leicester East in 2005. She has just co-founded and chairs the Africa Justice Foundation, a new charity working to strengthen legal systems and improve access to justice though education and training in Africa. I first visited Rwanda in 2008 with Andrew Mitchell, now Secretary of […]