Fox was previously an MEP for South West England and Gibralter, and Conservative leader in the European Parliament.
The number of finalists appears to be the result of the local association pushing back against CCHQ’s attempts to influence the selection.
Ashley Fox, a Conservative candidate in the South West European Elections, looks at the challenge UKIP poses in the region. In the South West our main opponents at the European elections in June 2009 will be UKIP. In 1999 the Conservatives had a good result in the South West, taking 41.7% of the vote and […]
Ashley Fox is Member of the European Parliament for the South West of England and Gibraltar The two-seat arrangement of the European Parliament, based in both Brussels and Strasbourg, is a complete farce. Where else in the world would you see a Parliament re-locate to identical facilities 250 miles away for 48 days a year […]