MP survives deselection bid (From St Albans & Harpenden Review)

"Turkeys voting for Christmas" springs to mind. Maybe Esther Rantzen is standing in the wrong constituency.

I am very pleased with the outcome of last nights voting. I know that Anne Main is a committed and dedicated MP because I have worked with her and seen her in action. I had already mentioned before that this is an MP who went out of her way to visit Bangladesh on behalf of her constituents (who are in a minority after all... so what would she gain out of this politically? Nothing, she was just doing what was right) who had reported human rights abuses and restrictions in freedom under a temporary (caretaker) government in Bangladesh.

During her trip in Jan 2008, she paid her own air fare which she did not claim back and she was ill whilst she was out there (for which she had to be hospitalised on her arrival back to the UK) and still met with officials to establish the truth behind the allegations whilst under the prying eyes of the unfriendly caretaker government she even risked herself when she had requested to meet with the two ex-Prime Ministers who were in jail at the time. We had even been followed by the Bangladesh Secret Service whilst we were out there and had to face some shady characters who asked some threatening questions.

Anne Main MP did not have to do all this as there is no political advantage in doing so, but she simply listened to some of her constituents and acted swiftly regardless of the consequences to her security. Esther Rantzen would not even come close to the delivering this level of service to her constituents. So can you see why I had made a passionate defence of Anne Main in the last week or so through the pages of the St. Albans Review? She is an MP worth defending which is why I thought it fit to visit St. Albans a few times all the way from Surrey in order to help out in elections. The members made the right decision last night to defend a first-rate MP; in fact they were not turkeys voting for Christmas, the turkeys who wanted her head have been slaughtered last night well ahead of Christmas. We are now on the verge of a Conservative victory at the next general election. We need MPs of Anne Main’s calibre and talent to be a part of the new Conservative Government that would serve Britain. The friendly fire must end now and we must unite and march on to victory.

Hasan
Ex-Parliamentary Candidate, Bolsover 2005

Wishful thinking from Bazster!

She is a golden asset to St Albans Conservatives and the Party in general.

When she speaks at public meetings she is genuinely liked and she makes her political opponents look like a side show.

Make no mistake Walkington: her vote will be a hugely personal vote and the people of St Albans will tell you to sling your hook, again.

The more people she meets, the more her vote will increase. It’s that simple. Walkington will struggle with this; his patronising tones and odd manner do him no favours.

Perversely last night did her a favour, it rallied support. She was emphatically the choice of the Conservative members. The blood letting of a few enthusiastic people will soon be forgotten. But unlike one candidate she wasn’t foisted upon a local party by calling in favours. Worry not, Sandy - they do and often say it behind your back.

Rennard has now gone, yet another problem for you… will all the promises you’ve made about resources come back to bite? I think so.

You will try and sully her name with this so called 'scandal', try and create all the "narratives" you can with your sordid little emails, but we are ready and looking forward to having Cameron in Downing St and her on his benches.

We want a general election, and we want it now!

If only there was a shorter word limit for stopping these people with an agenda writing essays as comments.

Thanks to David Ward though for making my friday amusing by saying of Ms Main "She is a golden asset to St Albans".

Dragon, you are welcome.

If you're not looking for agendas - you should probably stop reading this website altogether....

I am really pleased Anne Main has been backed. Whatever the issues over expenses, my main concern is how good an MP she is for her constituents. And from personal experience of a very difficult local issue, she took it on and fought on our side on it, and wasnt bullied by vested interests into backing down or meaningless platitudes to us. This was a big contrast to previous/other politicians I have met.

Im not a member of any party and I hope voters judge Anne on her record of action, not just financial aspects. Id rather pay a zillion £ for a good MP than £1 for a useless one.

Good luck Anne.

I think Anne is not only a Golden asset to St. Alban's she would be a Golden asset to the country under the Cameron Govt. Hope this is short enough and not too long an essay? Regards.

Have you ever read the Green Book, David Ward? Or do you just not care that the rules therein have been flouted by Anne Main?