Seb Payne Shortlisted for Previously Safe Seat

Seb Payne has been added to the shortlist for Surrey Heath, the seat recently vacated by Michael Gove. The seat used to be safe – now it’s a marginal. It’s been a long journey from Seb’s leaving the FT this point…

Tory associations are in a febrile mood, often kicking up a fuss over the imposition of centrally-favoured candidates over longtime local activists.[…] Read the rest