Tories Gear up To Select Elphicke’s Replacement
Tory association members in Dover and Deal are gearing up to tonight select a candidate after Natalie Elphicke’s defection three weeks ago. The shortlist of three, confirmed today, includes Kent-based local campaigner and councillor Daniel Hamilton and Conservative Friends of Education founder Stephen James, alongside many-time candidate Jessica Stewart. The seat is just winnable, A few eyebrows have been raised by Tory sources over James Stephen’s abrupt resignation from his teaching job in the face of a standards investigation that was never followed up. Local Tories are keen for a scandal-averse candidate after the two Elphickes…
