The battle for the only seat in Cornwall to definitely get a new MP

It is the only constituency in Cornwall where we are certain to get a new MP. Since the creation of the Camborne and Redruth constituency in 2010, the seat has been held by Conservative MP George Eustice. However, Mr Eustice will stand down at the general election, so who will replace him?

Polls suggest it will be a battle between Tory wannabe successor Cornwall councilor Connor Donnithorne and Labour’s Perran Moon. The UK website Polling Report currently shows a Labor win, with an estimated 51.74% of the vote for Moon and 36.76% for Donnithorne.

We asked each of the seven candidates in the constituency – which includes an area from Mount Hawke and Mawnan Smith to Hayle and Gwinear – to outline why they think they would be the perfect MP for one of Cornwall’s most deprived areas. .

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Conservative – Connor Donnithorne

I am a strong local champion as the next MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle. I live just outside Redruth where we are raising our young family. As a parent, small business owner and local councillor, I will be an MP in touch with the challenges facing local people because I face them myself.

I am a proud Cornishman and I want to play my part in helping to make our Duchy stronger, fairer and safer for One and All. As a local councillor, I have protected free bus passes for pensioners, invested a further £9m to fix local roads and allocated £4m to build more affordable homes for local people.

But there is still much to do. Please lend me your vote this election and I will use my platform as a hardworking local MP to bring about the change we need for our part of Cornwall.

I run my own business and know what it takes to create good paying jobs for local people. If elected I will work with businesses to grow our Cornish economy and create more apprenticeships in growth industries such as technology, mining and offshore wind. I will support measures to secure our borders and combat illegal migration. I want to unlock brownfield land to build more homes that local people need and can afford on local wages. I will help secure our fair share of national funding to upgrade our local hospitals to give people better access to healthcare closer to home.

Politics is about giving local people the issues that matter to them. And people have lost faith in Parliament. I want to be the change that works for our part of Cornwall and I am working to earn that confidence to become the next MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle.

Work – Perran Moon

I was born and live in Redruth, so Camborne, Redruth and Hayle is the only parliamentary constituency I would ever represent. For more than two years, I have been knocking on doors every week right in the constituency. After 14 years, five prime ministers, seven chancellors, a collapsed economy and constant Tory infighting, the overwhelming feeling I get from the people I meet is hardly surprising: it’s time for change.

Our communities have been so let down by the Tories. Mortgages and rents through the roof, food prices still rising (despite what the Tories might have you believe), record waiting times for ambulances, record hospital waiting lists, collapsing dental and sewer services pumped into our rivers and seas. on a seemingly daily basis.
But I am deeply optimistic about the positive changes a Labor government will bring to Camborne, Redruth, Hayle and our surrounding villages, which is why I am standing.

As a seasoned businessman and father of three young adults, I have the experience, skills and passion to deliver the change we need in our communities. In Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, we have huge opportunities with our tin, lithium and renewables businesses, all of which will help us transition our economy away from fossil fuels, while creating hundreds of new, well-paying jobs, highly qualified.

That’s why I took the shadow business secretary, Jonny Reynolds, to South Crofty a few weeks ago. But for our businesses to succeed, we need a steady supply of local talent. At Cornwall College, we are home to the best continuing education college in the South West. A few months ago I was able to introduce the college to Shadow Skills Minister Seema Malhotra.
If elected as MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, I will bring about the change our communities desperately need.

Liberal Democrat – Thalia Marrington

I’ve lived in West Cornwall for the past 22 years, I’m a teenage mum and until four years ago I was a piano teacher with no aspirations to be an MP. But we all have a tipping point. For me it was during the pandemic, realizing that at that crucial moment I needed trust in leadership, it just wasn’t there.

Politics had become increasingly polarized and divided. Integrity was falling. I realized that the ONLY thing I could do was to become an MP myself, and so I started, from the bottom rung, but with the values ​​and principles that I saw missing from those at the top.

I joined the Liberal Democrats and in 2021 was elected to Cornwall Council in a previously safe Tory seat. Since then, I have worked hard for the people. If I am chosen, I have no interest in being average! We need to hear about Cornwall in Westminster. I would push for more decisions about Cornwall to be made in Cornwall too.

I would continue the work I do around housing. I sit on a planning committee and proactively support the building of social and affordable homes in this constituency. Young people? Those who are desperate to see action on the climate emergency, but sick of warm words and little action? We need brave politicians who will speak up for themselves, be bold and be responsible for future generations.

We have convinced Cornwall Council to prioritize measures to tackle violence against women here in 2021. To prevent abuse we need to transform attitudes and societal understanding. We also need to better support victims.

I would like to be elected by being honest with people. No one will have all the answers, but by showing my approach to the issues and my already strong “actions” as a councillor, I offer a real choice for many voters disenchanted with traditional politics.

Reform Britain – Roger Tarrant

Cornwall is literally in my DNA, born in Redruth to a long line of Cornish farmers. I am a proud Cornishman who cares passionately about the constituency of Camborne, Redruth and Hayle.

Among the objectives of the reform manifesto, one of my main priorities for this constituency will be housing. As Professor Malcolm Williams, of the University of Exeter’s Institute of Cornish Studies, said in recent research: “Houses are being built in Cornwall… but it doesn’t seem to be helping the affordability and availability crisis we’re seeing in the Duchy. .”

Moreover, housing estates, Section 21s and second homes are a cynical form of political misdirection that will not solve the dire situation many good people find themselves in. , which reduces the amount of rental property available.

The truth is that the most significant effect on housing has been the incredible increase in mass legal immigration under both Labor and Conservative governments. Last year, 1.2 million people came to live in this country. Plymouth has a population of 265,000, which means building several cities worth of housing just to sit still. This is clearly unachievable. If immigration levels were reduced to pre-Tony Blair figures, there would be more than enough housing and affordable rents and mortgages.

Reform UK will overhaul the planning system and social housing law to prioritize local people. No one should have to worry about losing a roof over their head or be desperate for accommodation. Crucially, Reform UK intends to end the reliance on immigration, which not only puts huge pressure on housing, but also on the NHS and schools, and lowers GDP per head, making everyone poorer.

Green Party – Catherine Hayes

I have actively campaigned for decades on environmental and social issues. Over the past few years I have dedicated myself to campaigning for affordable housing and have successfully raised the profile of this issue which is so pressing for so many people in Cornwall.

Acting as a spokesperson for this in the national and international media has given me the confidence to run and speak loud and clear about other pressing issues we all face in this election.

I support the Green Party to protect the NHS from the threat of privatization and restore it to full strength; bring water companies back into public ownership and invest in much-needed infrastructure; provide the much-needed active response to the climate emergency that is currently lacking in UK politics; decarbonising our economy and investing in renewable energy and energy storage; and, of course, to turn the tide of the housing crisis.

Growing up and raising a family in St Erth, I truly understand the challenges faced by individuals and families in small rural communities and am dedicated to wholeheartedly supporting those communities, particularly those most affected by the cost of living crisis. I also want to help ensure that industry in the South West can thrive by decarbonising our economy.

SDP – Meiron Grimshaw

I am waiting for information.

Liberal Party – Paul Holmes

I am waiting for information.