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Mar 2024
Andrew Jones MP urges Lib Dem leader to intervene against 'rogue' local party
Andrew Jones MP has written to Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey urging him to take action against local party members.
Mr Jones, the Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, listed eight examples of what he claimed to be "appalling behaviour" by Lib Dems in his constituency.
The letter comes after Andrew Timothy, the Lib Dem candidate in next month's Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone by-election for a seat on North Yorkshire Council, was referred to the police for distributing a leaflet that wrongly stated the Green Party was not standing.
This was one of the eight incidents cited in Mr Jones' letter. Others include Mr Jones receiving compensation for false Lib Dem claims in 2013, trolling and racism.
The letter to Mr Davey says:
The letter goes on to say Mr Davey has not replied to previous letters raising similar concerns, adding "The Speaker has raised your lack of response with your chief whip twice".
The Stray Ferret has approached Tom Gordon, the Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Harrogate and Knaresborough, for a response.
Mr Jones' letter can be seen in full below or read here.
Read more:
- Andrew Jones MP accuses Lib Dems of covertly targeting his movements
- Sewage in Nidd and Ure: local politicians react to increase
- Harrogate Greens report Lib Dems to police for by-election leaflet
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