Les Harrington (Nov 6) is wrong to attribute the selection of Rebecca Harris as the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Castle Point to “political correctness”.
One hundred and twentyseven men and women applied to be the party’s candidate in Castle Point.
The selection process was described by some of those who went through it as one of the most thorough in the country.
All candidates were interviewed by senior local activists, local party members and a panel of local people from outside the party.
At the end of the process, which lasted three days, Rebecca was selected for one reason and one reason alone – she was the best candidate.
I have worked closely with Rebecca over the past 16 months and have only become more convinced the local Conservative members chose wisely.
Adrian Roper
President
Castle Point Conservatives
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