Local Councillor and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council Mark Jenkinson has been selected by local Conservative party activists as their candidate for the next general election.

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star:

Recently elected Aspatria Councillor Mike Little has joined the Conservatives, after being impressed by the Allerdale’s Conservative group role in the leadership of the council and Boris Johnson’s commitment to Get Brexit Done by October 31st.

It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years and I know that some of you may have been mildly peppered with abuse on the way in but are you abashed? Are you downcast?

Today, here in Manchester, the Conservative Party takes its rightful place as the Party of Law and Order in Britain once again.

We stand with the brave men and women of our police and security services.

And we stand against the criminals.

Thank you for that welcome…

And can I welcome my mum.

You saw her in that video… … and she is here with us today for her first conference.

Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street, here in Manchester.

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star.

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star.

Mark is the Borough Councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, Leader of Allerdale Conservatives, and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council.

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star.

Mark is the Borough Councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, Leader of Allerdale Conservatives, and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council.

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star.

Mark is the Borough Councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, Leader of Allerdale Conservatives, and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council.