Sam Bromiley (left), Conservative candidate for Kingswood, and Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, campaign Photo: Ben Birchall /PA
The Conservative candidate in the Kingswood by-election said he would only do the job for “a few months” and would “absolutely not” stand at the next election.
Sam Bromiley said he would ” “Priority number one” will be to protect the green belt from the local council's plans to build thousands of homes on it.
In an interview with The Telegraph, the councilor said he was not considering becoming MP for Kingswood to “start a new career in Parliament and realize your own ambitions in this sense.”
“I do this solely so that my son can enjoy these areas like I did when I was younger. and truly make our community a better place.”
He is running to replace Conservative MP Chris Skidmore, who resigned last month over a government bill to guarantee annual rounds of oil and gas licensing.
The Conservative leader of South Gloucestershire Council said: “Labour and Lib Dem Council have announced plans to build more than 6,000 homes across the green belt along the eastern edge of the Kingswood constituency.
, Conservative candidate for Kingswood, and Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, pose with supporters on February 10. Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty<p>“These are areas that local residents have found a lifeline during the pandemic. They walked there, played there, took their children there.</p><p>“Over the years it has also served such an important purpose to stop the merger of Bristol and Bath.”</p><p >“The fact that they want to concrete the whole thing with thousands of houses without any infrastructure has made local people very angry “.</p><p>Bromiley, 32, added that his ultimate concern is “about the future Labor government and Keir Starmer's willingness to ignore local opposition to strengthen the green belt.”</p><p> “I think we we need to put an end to this issue.” sand at this stage and that’s enough to say.”</p><p>He said: “My number one priority is really getting the message of protecting the green belt through to Parliament.”</p><p>“If I'm successful in the few months I'm there, that will be what I will dedicate myself. I will fight every day to really push this forward.”</p><p>Building new homes</p><p>Sir Keir Starmer promised last October that 1.5 million new homes would be built within the five years of the next Parliament. houses if Labor comes to power.</p><p>It comes as 49 Tories have said they plan to leave parliament rather than face re-election, including most recently former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.</p><p>The Kingswood constituency is set to be dissolved at the general election, with some it will become the new constituency of North East Bristol.</p><p>Kingswood Labor candidate Damien Egan has already been selected to stand in the new sitting. The Conservatives have also already chosen their candidate, Rose Hulse.</p><p>When asked whether he would seek the seat at the next election, Mr Bromiley replied: “No, absolutely not.”</p><p>< p>“What attracted me to this is that I could actually send a clear signal, but not spending the next two years away from my son in London. In fact, I can still be a local and part of a community that I love.”</p><p>He has lived in Kingswood all his life and contrasts himself with Mr Egan, who until last month was mayor of the London borough Lewisham.</p><p>Mr Bromiley, who formerly worked in Mr Skidmore's office before leaving for the charity sector in 2017, insisted there were some “clear differences” between their views on net zero.</p><p>Approach to net zero</p><p>“How do I differ from Chris's approach to oil and gas licenses in particular.</p><p>“I think we need to be careful not to achieve net zero at the expense of the poorest people in society.</p><p>“We need to make sure that we do this in a way that doesn't just skyrocket people's energy bills or even limit our national energy security to what happens during the war in Europe. So we have to do it in a measured way.</p><p>“I think Rishi has the right approach.”</p><p>He added that “people’s disappointment with Chris (Skidmore) and the way he behaved ” appeared on the doorstep and added: “We're in a general election year and they want the Prime Minister to get on with his job. And they want MPs to support it, not fight it.”</p><p>Mr Bromiley entered politics about 15 years ago and met Mr Skidmore and other local councilors while working as a youth worker in one of the most disadvantaged areas. from Kingswood.</p><p>“It's been my journey from growing up in a council house to becoming a homeowner. That's why I'm a conservative, it's the freedom and the ability to work hard and make sure the work pays off and you get rewarded for it.”</p></div><div class=)
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