The Conservatives have selected their candidate for the Brighton Pavilion constituency at the general election on Thursday 4 July.
The party has chosen Sarah Webster, 51, who runs a recruitment consultancy, Initial Talent, based in Haywards Heath, with her husband Piers, also 51.
She lives in North Chailey and chairs Horsted Keynes Parish Council, is deputy chairman of East Grinstead and Uckfield Conservatives and chairs the High Weald Conservative Branch.
Mrs Webster is a qualified company secretary and bookkeeper. Originally from Staffordshire, she lived in Brighton and Hove for 12 years after university.
She and her husband then lived in the Middle East and Australia before moving to Mid Sussex where they have three children.
Two of their children went to BHASVIC and one of them studied at Sussex University.
Their daughter, who was born prematurely, has been under the care of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, in Brighton, for the past 15 years.
As a result, Mrs Webster has cycled and run, including the Brighton Marathon, in support of the Rockinghorse Children’s Charity for the past 13 years.
She is also a volunteer for Aidan’s Christmas Dinner Project, aimed at bringing comfort to families with children in hospital in Brighton, Worthing and Haywards Heath.
Mrs Webster is passionate about harm reduction approaches to drug addiction, helping the homeless and vulnerable get off the streets and into safe environments, as well as environmental issues, particularly waterways and farming.
She said that she was “delighted” to stand for Brighton Pavilion and had called Brighton home for more than 12 years.
And she added: “This diverse and inclusive city deserves a voice at Westminster which has a clear vision for the future for all ages and beliefs.
“I’m passionate about the environment, education and a humane approach to drug issues.”
May as well nominate a cabbage for all the votes they’ll get. Complete waste of time finding a Tory to stand in this seat
Sounds a like decent person. But they might as well stand for Lib Dems rather than be associated with the Sunak car crash.
I know east Chaily is over Lewes way but it’s a push to call Brighton Home. It seems the same with all of there candidates none actually live in city though at least this one’s close
If u r a national party you have candidates in all sets. it’s how new people start their way up the greasy pole. A huge part of Sussex uses hospital services based in Brighton.
It’s an indictment that this lot doesn’t have a clue and this candidate will be nearly as successful as the cabbage. If she had any idea about Brighton, she would not be representing this odious shower! Bring on the next party political muppet and try to justify 15 years of complete mismanagement. Disgraceful.
More chance of one of the Royal Pavilion native rats/squirrels getting in than this lady, however decent she may be. It’s between Green and Labour.
“Mrs Webster is passionate about harm reduction approaches to drug addiction, helping the homeless and vulnerable get off the streets and into safe environments, as well as environmental issues, particularly waterways and farming.”
The first and possibly only question has to be: given their record in government on these and related issues, what on earth are you doing standing for the Conservatives?