Seb Payne Shortlisted for Previously Safe Seat
Seb Payne has been added to the shortlist for Surrey Heath, the seat recently vacated by Michael Gove. The seat used to be safe – now it’s a marginal. It’s been a long journey from Seb’s leaving the FT this point…
Tory associations are in a febrile mood, often kicking up a fuss over the imposition of centrally-favoured candidates over longtime local activists. Payne is up against Ed McGuinness, President of Conservatives in the City and candidate in 2019 for Hornsey & Wood Green, and campaigner Anna Robinson. The battle to be the next Gove is on – the selection set for tomorrow night…
