Veteran Tory politician Ken Clarke joins Charlotte Leslie in Westbury-on-Trym
Veteran Conservative politician Ken Clarke has visited Westbury-on-Trym to join Charlotte Leslie and her supporters on the campaign trail.
The popular and gregarious former Chancellor, now Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Education and Skills, stopped to talk to voters in the village which now forms part of the Bristol North West constituency, in which Charlotte Leslie is the prospective Conservative MP.
Mr Clarke said that he always enjoys engaging in old-fashioned high street campaigning at election time.
“I like to get out in the high street whenever I can in my own constituency, where I can afford to spend more time talking to people. And I’m sure that’s what Charlotte Leslie, our parliamentary candidate here in Bristol North West, also enjoys.
“I like the fact that during an election, people feel they can come up to you and talk politics in the street. As a politician, you can always pick up interesting ideas when you’re out there conversing with the public.”
