'We ARE delivering for the town': Conservative candidate
29.06.2024 - 11:37
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The man vying to unseat Labour front-bench star Lisa Nandy in Wigan says it is wrong to argue that the Conservatives are not delivering for the town. Henry Mitson, 27, is the Aspull born-and-bred Tory candidate bidding to upset the odds in the constituency that has had a Labour MP since 1918.
On a visit to Haigh Hall, the Cambridge graduate was keen to see the huge restoration peoject at the hall, thanks in part to a £20m injection from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund. Emphasising his local roots, Mr Mitson said: “I was born and raised in Aspull. I grew up here.
“This is where I played for the first 20 years of my life. It was really sad to see Haigh Hall declining over time. When I was at primary school in the village we came down to do events here and it was open to be used, and as time went on the Labour-run council let it fall into decay.”
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He said the Haigh Hall project was evidence of the Conservatives are ‘really delivering’ on the Levelling Up message that was the focus of their 2019 General Election campaign. Mr Mitson, who went on to work as a political advisor in Westminister after leaving university, continued: “That’s £20m for our town and we’re going to have a new restaurant, and art gallery. This is going to be a real landmark thing for Wigan and I’m really proud of what the Conservatvies are doing here.
“Levelling up is on just about heritage or the high street. We’ve also got eight schools in the borough being rebuilt. I was just down at St John Fisher RC High School recently and we’re seeing some great progress. The new building is getting there.
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