Richard Holden has faced criticism after he was selected for a safe seat 300 miles from his previous one
The Basildon and Billericay Conservative association reacted with anger after Mr Holden, pictured here in 2022, was put forward as the sole candidate for the selection at the last minute is under pressure from his party after a “car crash” interview which saw one of his aides intervene to challenge the line of questioning.association reacted with anger after he was put forward as the sole candidate for the selection with just hours to go before the deadline for registering candidates.
Mr Holden said: “This interview is about Emily Thornberry’s comments today when she admitted that it is going to be our children across the country paying the price for Labour’s decision to try and tax private schools if they get into office.”Pushed on the matter of his selection, Mr Holden said he had “already answered these questions” in a previous interview, before a member of his team could be heard questioning the interviewer on the subject of the interview.
Following the interview, one Tory candidate told Sky News: “He’s put himself over candidates. He’s shown complete disdain for party members.
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