David Cameron met with leading members of Henley Conservatives earlier today and agreed a fast process to select a candidate to succeed Boris Johnson as the local MP.
Local Tories will choose from a shortlist of three local councillors in the next week and the by-election may be held on 26th June.
The leader of South Oxfordshire Council, Cllr Ann Ducker, is a strong favourite to be adopted.
Tory tacticians believe that a local woman councillor plus a quick contest represent the best way of defeating the non-local male candidate recently chosen by the Liberal Democrats.
More tomorrow.
