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5th November 2019: Graeme Currie has again been selected as Candidate for North Shropshire in the General Election.
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CAMPAIGN DAYS TO DATE
Oswestry - 10-12 Red Square on 20, 23 November, 4, 7, 11 December.
Market Drayton - 2-4 town centre/library on 23 November, 7 December.
Wem Town Centre - 10-12.30 on 21 November.
Ellesmere - 12 noon on 26 November.
Whitchurch - lunchtime 6 December.
Confirmed Hustings to date - Market Drayton 6-9 pm 20 November, Festival Drayton; Environment, East Oswestry Community Centre 7-9 pm 4 December; Radio Shropshire 5-7 pm 6 December.
Graeme Currie selected as Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate for North Shropshire 2019
Press Release for immediate use 6 November 2019
Labour candidate vows to fight back against Tory cuts and bring investment to North Shropshire
Graeme Currie has been selected as the Labour Party Parliamentary candidate for North Shropshire in the General Election in December. He was the Labour Candidate in the 2015 and 2017 General Elections and is proud to be running again for Labour.
“I'm delighted to be selected again to represent the Labour Party in North Shropshire. I love living in North Shropshire, I chose to move here 15 years ago with my family, and I wouldn’t live anywhere else.”
Currie believes people are tired of the Brexit chaos and said “This election is about more than Brexit, I want to see a Britain that works for the many, not the few. That a means building a fairer and more just society, tackling poverty, ending the housing crisis, investing in a productive economy, tackling the Climate Emergency, giving schools funding they need, and restoring the NHS to its place as the envy of the world. I believe that this is a once in a lifetime election to make the real change we need.”
“The Tories have had three years to get Brexit sorted, and they have failed. Only Labour have the way forward that can unite both Leavers and Remainers, I look forward to putting this case to local people. I believe that only Labour can bring this divided nation back together again. The Tories broke Britain and now can’t be trusted to fix it.”
Curriesaid,“This is a general election like no other.Nine years of Conservative and Tory-Lib Dem government have completely failed the people of North Shropshire and what scares me is things are getting worse. The number of people relying on food banks here in North Shropshire has gone up by 72% in the last three years; Schools across Shropshire have suffered £40 million cuts in the past 5 years. Thankfully, this election gives us a chance to make real change.”
Currie spoke with confidence that Labour can win in North Shropshire. While the North Shropshire seat has historically been Conservative, he said that this could finally change in December.
“Labour can win in North Shropshire. In the 2017 General Election over 17,000 people voted Labour here and the Lib Dem vote collapsed. It’s a two-horse race between the sitting MP Owen Paterson and Labour. Some people tell me that this is always going to be a Tory area, but it doesn’t have to be that way.In the recent past Labour was only just over 2,000 votes away from winning. Almost everyone I meet here shares Labour’s values. We want to help and look out for each other, get treated quickly when we’re sick, make sure our kids get the best education possible, Labour's plans are common sense”.
Currie added:
“If elected I would only have this one job, to work for everyone in North Shropshire as a committed, locally focused MP. I look forward to meeting with and listening to everyone in North Shropshire in the next few weeks. It’s time for real change and a fresh voice to speak up for the people of North Shropshire.”
ENDS
Editor’s Notes
Graeme Currie Biography
63-year-old Graeme is married to Lorraine and has two children Grace 26 who is an Art Student at Chester University and Ethan 23 who works in a local engineering firm.
He lives in Bagley near Ellesmere. He is a Qualified Social Worker and moved to North Shropshire 15 years ago from Manchester. Graeme runs his own Independent Social Work Business. Before he set up his own business Graeme was a Senior Manager in Local Government and the NHS.
In 2017 he increased the Labour vote by 11% in the constituency and came second to Owen Paterson.
Contact details for Graeme are as follows
E-mail Address graeme.currie@shropshirelabour.org.uk
Mobile 07947 110205
Landline 01939 270506
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Constituency Map, with Branch and Ward Boundaries
There are no proposals to change our boundaries in the present boundary review of constituencies. (September 2016) The Eastern Branch name was changed to North East Shropshire in October 2017 - the map now reflects this. (The correct name of the NW Ward is "Gobowen, Selattyn & Weston Rhyn" but we cannot edit the text in the Electoral Commission map!)
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