A Conservative government will unleash people’s energy, ideas and passion to get Great Britain moving again.

Charlotte Leslie, Bristol North West’s prospective Conservative MP, today welcomed Andrew Lansley, David Cameron’s shadow Secretary of State for Health, as he unveiled the Conservative Party manifesto on College Green.

The manifesto, officially launched this morning in London, invites everybody in the UK to form the next government by giving real people real power. Government should be there as a safety net to support and a spring-board to enable -not to micromanage and interfere with every part of people’s lives. A Conservative government will unleash people’s energy, ideas and passion to get this country moving again.

For residents of north west Bristol, a Conservative government will bring real change. Charlotte has a special interest in health issues. Her father is an NHS Bristol surgeon and she strongly supports plans to transform Southmead into a new state-of-the-art acute hospital. Under a Conservative government, not only will doctors be empowered to prioritise patient care over targets, but patients will be able to rate hospitals and doctors, and anyone will have the power to choose any healthcare provider that meets NHS standards.

Andrew Lansley, Shadow Secretary of State for Health, was greeted with cheers as he arrived on College Green soon after 4.30pm and gave Bristol residents their first look at the Conservative manifesto launched only a few hours earlier.

Priorities include radically improving our school system to make opportunities more equal. There will be extra funding for children from disadvantaged backgrounds and Keystage 2 tests and league tables will be overhauled. First-time buyers will be helped to get on the property ladder and new businesses will not have to pay National Insurance contributions for their first 10 employees.

Bristol already has a strong culture of recycling, but under a Conservative government there will be even more incentives to encourage recycling and working towards zero waste. And railways will be improved and local transport made greener.

After speaking to Mr Lansley, Charlotte said: “It’s great to hear a Shadow Minister understanding and reiterating what I am hearingon the doorsteps of north west Bristol every day- power to the people! People have had enough of an over-bearing, inefficient Government squashing their ambitions, but at the same time, failing the most vulnerable who most need Government’s support. Its time to overhaul our politics and our Government. ”