Press Release
20th April 2005
Labour Candidate, Bill Etherington agrees to a Hustings Meeting
20th April 2005
Labour Candidate, Bill Etherington agrees to a Hustings Meeting
The gauntlet thrown down by Neil Herron, Independent candidate for Sunderland North, to Bill Etherington (Labour) to 'Come out and fight for his seat,' has finally been accepted. The Labour candidate went missing at the last General Election in 2001and never attended any hustings or debates and only turned up on election night. But this time he responded to a request left on his answerphone within five minutes, despite the answerphone message stating that the office was closed until after the election.
Neil Herron states, " The position of being the elected representative for the biggest city between Leeds and Edinburgh is an important, priveleged position. Election to office to represent the people of Sunderland must not be taken for granted and I am pleased that Mr.Etherington is prepared to come out and convince the people of Sunderland that he is worthy of the position. His record and opinions can now be challenged by the public. I expect that the press will do a full analysis of Mr. Etherington's record in Parliament. As for the debate, I am sure that the event will be a very interesting one."
Neil Herron states, " The position of being the elected representative for the biggest city between Leeds and Edinburgh is an important, priveleged position. Election to office to represent the people of Sunderland must not be taken for granted and I am pleased that Mr.Etherington is prepared to come out and convince the people of Sunderland that he is worthy of the position. His record and opinions can now be challenged by the public. I expect that the press will do a full analysis of Mr. Etherington's record in Parliament. As for the debate, I am sure that the event will be a very interesting one."
Mr. Etherington confirmed that the only dates he is not available are next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday where it is rumoured that during this frantic election period where every vote counts he is in Strasbourg addressing the European Commission conference on global warming.
The date and location will be confirmed shortly.
Notes to Editors
Voting Record ...the elected voice of Sunderland North has not spoken in a single debate in the last year. One of the worst voting records of all MP's with only a 43% attendance record.
Key Votes ... details of important issues and where Mr. Etherington stands.
Full Voting Record
Expenses...better than his voting record.
Early Day Motions as Primary Sponsor ...now don't be surprised.
Contact details for Bill Etherington.
Full Voting Record
Expenses...better than his voting record.
Early Day Motions as Primary Sponsor ...now don't be surprised.
Contact details for Bill Etherington.
1 comment:
Having perused the Expenses, Sunderland North's constituents have been getting 'value for money', haven't they? NOT.
Good grief, this should make for interesting sport when it comes up in debate. I do hope that it's on Look North & North East Tonight...
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