Jeremy Hunt came down to wave goodbye to the Lib Dems and Labour Government

Thank you to all who have written to me and I am sorry if there is a delay in responding but as you may know from a previous blog, we were recently burgled and I am now reliant on my 6 year old desktop when I finally get home and which often crashes. It also means that I haven’t always got time to blog on all our many activities.

Our campaign is very positive and it helps that we started canvassing two years ago and are now going round to some streets that we have visited 3 times. We are trying to make sure that we have visited every street but some people are out and you may not see us. Please give us a ring or email me if you do want to meet us and we will try and put it into our timetable.

It is definitely time for a change of government. We need a new refreshed team with some good ideas and we have certainly got both. You can find out more about our manifesto at www.conservatives.com. We need to win 117 seats to change this failing government and Portsmouth South is no 70 on that list so you can see that every vote is going to count.

You should have all received some leaflets about some of issues that I am campaigning on and my pledges.

In case you haven’t received one yet, here are my key campaign pledges:

1. Portsmouth First – put the interests of Portsmouth people first in any decisions in Westminster

2. One Job - being an MP is a huge responsibility and Portsmouth South deserves a full time representative fighting for your interests. I will take on no other paid employment.

3. Work Hard – to attract investment, make Portsmouth environmentally friendly with an excellent education for everyone

4. Live here – continue to have the family home in Southsea and claim only for accommodation and travel in Westminster.

My vision for Portsmouth is a city of high tech industry, a leader in ‘green’ living with an excellent education system. I believe this is achievable with strong leadership and, with the community spirit that already exists in Portsmouth, we can work together to make our city the envy of Britain.

Penny in Portsmouth North and I have signed a clean campaign pledge