CCHQ has just announced the locations and timings of the hustings. The events will be closed to the media but I hope that - with your help - this blog will be able to report from inside the meetings. If you are interested in filing a report from one of the events please email me at [email protected].
Monday 14th November
Morning: Leicester
Evening: Birmingham (now covered by one reporter)
Tuesday 15th November
Morning: Newcastle (now covered by one reporter)
Evening: York (now covered by one reporter)
Wednesday 16th November
Evening: Bolton (now covered by one reporter)
Monday 21st November
Evening: Perth (now covered by one reporter)
Tuesday 22nd November
Evening: Cambridge (now covered by one reporter)
Wednesday 23rd November
Morning: Frimley (now covered by one reporter)
Evening: London (now covered by two reporters)
Tuesday 29th November
Evening: Newport
Wednesday 30th November
Evening: Exeter (now covered by one reporter)
[Conservatives in Northern Ireland will be provided with a TV link to one of the hustings].
Surely DD and DC should make an efort to try and pay a visit to our friends and members in Northern Ireland. You tell them Editor.
Posted by: Nelson, Norfolk | 25 October 2005 at 20:49
What about other Conservatives who live overseas but can still vote for our leader? As we have been told that "foreign policy must be about more than just Gibraltar" I would like Gibraltarian party members to be able to take part in the hustings on that TV link. It might make for some interesting questions. Exeter would be the natural meeting to include it, as Gib is part of that Common Market constituency.
Posted by: Geoff | 26 October 2005 at 10:24
Why are the Scottish hustings in Perth? Surely Edinburgh or Glasgow would be more convenient. They have better transport connections.
Posted by: Selsdon Man | 26 October 2005 at 18:45
Where is Frimley ?
Posted by: johnC | 27 October 2005 at 17:18
Frimley is near Camberley, Surrey - just off the M25. It is in Michael Gove's Surrey Heath constituency. I would guess that the venue will be the Lakeside centre.
Posted by: Selsdon Man | 27 October 2005 at 17:43