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    Last Updated: 29/03/2024
    Politics
    Politics

    Lib Dems hit back at 'out of touch' Andrew Jones

    by John Plummer

    | 29 Mar, 2024
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    Andrew Jones and Tom Gordon.

    The Liberal Democrats have accused Conservative MP Andrew Jones of being "out of touch" after he claimed the local party had "totally gone rogue".

    Mr Jones cited eight examples of alleged "appalling behaviour" after it emerged this week the Lib Dems have been reported to the police for wrongly claiming the Green Party was not contesting next month's Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone by-election for a seat on North Yorkshire Council.

    The Harrogate and Knaresborough MP published a letter he has sent to Lib Dem leader Ed Davey urging him to intervene.

    Asked to respond to Mr Jones' letter, a Lib Dem spokesperson said:

    “At the next general election people in Harrogate and Knaresborough have a clear choice. They can back an out of touch MP or get real change with the Liberal Democrats.
    “Harrogate and Knaresborough’s Conservative MP has supported a government that’s allowed sewage into our rivers and brought our NHS to its knees - many people are now backing Tom Gordon and the Lib Dem team who are fighting for a fair deal for the people of Harrogate and Knaresborough."


    Tom Gordon is the Lib Dems parliamentary candidate in Harrogate and Knaresborough at the general election.



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    • Andrew Jones MP urges Lib Dem leader to intervene against 'rogue' local party

    • Harrogate Greens report Lib Dems to police for by-election leaflet