Out & About

Andrew Mitchell, the Conservative International Development shadow, visited Kidderminster to support Mark's local campaign. Congratulating the local team on an impressive campaign, Andrew later met with a group of local residents to discuss Conservative proposals on support for developing nation.

The team were out today in Kidderminster, meeting shoppers on a rainy morning in the street market. Despite the weather, the mood was good for the Conservatives, with many people stopping to pass on their best wishes. Importantly, many people are coming up to Mark and the team to pledging their support having switched from voting for Labour or Independent last time. There are even many people who will be voting for the first time pledging their support to Conservatives.

After canvassing a big section of Stourport on Thursday, Mark held a public meeting at the Lickhill Community centre on Friday night. A number of residents turned up to listen to the Conservative massage, and questions ranged from issues surrounding the economy, immigration and how desperately Stourport needs help.

With all the activity going on in the campaign, it is sometimes fun to step back a little and take a different angle on the local action. The Conservative campaign in Wyre Forest featured on the letters pages of the Daily Telegraph on Thursday. A resident in Kidderminster's Greenhill had clearly taken the trouble to read our local election literature and felt motivated to share it with Telegraph readers.