letter to the editor from Richard Corbett MEP

9 May 2005
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Bradford Telegraph & Argus

Sir,

The Green party has a lot to answer for - including the backdoor Tory victory in Shipley. The previous Labour MP, Chris Leslie, was defeated by only 400 votes, while the Greens managed to garner 1800, almost entirely from Labour voters.

The result? We've ended up with an MP from a party that's far less environmentally minded than Labour, having consistently opposed environmental legislation in both Westminster and the European Parliament. Environmentally-minded voters in Shipley must be kicking themselves.

Richard Corbett MEP