Sir, – Mr Rowe, the Green Party candidate, criticises Liberal Democrat candidate Lawrence Meredith for not living in the Richmond constituency. I would firstly make the point that Lawrence Meredith’s Yorkshire credentials are impeccable.
He was born in Bradford and brought up in Wharfedale.
The main point is that Mr Meredith is a senior official with the EU, dealing at the highest level with national governments.
Clearly, this is a job which requires him to live in Brussels at the present time, and if we want high-calibre people standing in parliamentary elections, we need to be prepared to look beyond the residents of any particular constituency.
All parties do this.
Lawrence Meredith is just such a high-quality candidate.
If elected, Lawrence Meredith is committed to living in the Richmond constituency.
GERALD HODGSON Richmond Liberal Democrats Spennithorne, Leyburn.
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