Ellee Seymour (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... about the kind of person who should represent his flock, with harsh words about the present MP Christopher Fraser : “Theford voters need parliamentary candidates who live in Norfolk, care about Thetford and are willing to work hard for all their constituents. “ Gillian Shephard delivered on all three counts, Christopher Fraser on none. If the local Conservatives cannot...
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... unhappiness at Liz Truss' private life and a faction within the constituency that wants to restore Christopher Fraser as candidate, the CCHQ 'meddling' accounts for the persistence of this problem. Hopefully Liz Truss will be readopted but it must also be hoped that CCHQ - and John Maples in particular - will have learnt that Associations have passed breakpoint. Tim Montgomerie
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... election candidate for the safe Conservative seat of South West Norfolk, which is being vacated by Christopher Fraser. But local party members were alarmed when details of the affair were reported in the media after not being raised during the selection process. At the 16 November meeting in Swaffham, Norfolk, members of the 400-strong association will vote whether to deselect her....
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... and I know that you are unhappy at CCHQ's 'meddling' in your own process to choose a successor to Christopher Fraser MP. I do request, however, that your anger at CCHQ does not result in the deselection of Liz Truss. First of all, I think a deselection would be harmful to the Conservative Party's national reputation. That's not just my view. It's the view of an overwhelming majority...
Boulton (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... with embarrassment at the goings on in South West Norfolk. Elizabeth Truss, selected to succeed Christopher Fraser (stepping down because his wife is ill) in the seat previously held for 18 years by former Cabinet Minister Gillian Shephard, faces a showdown with party members at the Assembly Rooms, Swaffham, on November 16, when she could be de-selected. Her crime? An 18-month affair...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... no shortage of prospective MPs waiting to fill her shoes in what is a plum seat. The outgoing MP, Christopher Fraser, enjoyed a majority of over 10,000 at the last general election. David Hill, the Association’s chairman, said he was “extremely pleased” with the number and calibre of applicants when the position was first advertised in August. Cliff Jordan, a Tory councillor and member...
Jermy's Journal (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... one thing to get selected.... remember one of the main reasons why the previous guy was selected, Christopher Fraser? because he said he would move to the area with his family, seemed very clear at the time, but as it turned out, his SW Norfolk home was classed as his 'second home' and his 'neighbours' reported to rarely see him. I live in Thetford, part of the constituency, and I...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... who is married and has two daughters, was chosen on Saturday to fight the seat being vacated by MP Christopher Fraser. But local party members were alarmed when details of the affair were reported in the media after not being raised during the selection process. Mr Cameron insisted, however, that the affair with the married politician in 2004/5 had been known about. "This information...
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... of having local woman Gillian Shephard as their MP for so many years. Still, it after the awful Christopher Fraser, the invisible man of Norfolk politics, surely anyone would be an improvement.
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Many congratulations to Elizabeth Truss who has been selected to fight Norfolk SW for the Conservatives at the next election. She will inherit Christopher Fraser's notional majority of nearly 7,000. Liz has been a driving force behind the Reform think...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Miss Truss, who had an 18-month relationship with Mark Field MP, will be the party’s candidate for South-West Norfolk, where she inherits a national majority of 7,000 from Christopher Fraser, the incumbent who is standing down.
