Cameron visits Blaenau Gwent

David Cameron entered the ‘lion’s den’ to become the first Conservative Party Leader to visit the South Wales Valleys since the 1970s.

Mr Cameron announced that there are no “no-go areas” for the Conservative Party in Britain before taking to the streets to listen to views of local people and promoting the positive Conservative message to Blaenau Gwent in support of by-election candidates, Jon Burns and Margrit Williams.

The high media interest in Mr Cameron’s visit was only surpassed by the warm reception from local residents and shoppers in the Ebbw Vale Market Place, in what was, until last year, one of the safest Labour seats in the country. At the 2005 General Election, Independent Candidate, Peter Law, spectacularly took the seat from New Labour.

Margrit Williams, Conservative Parliamentary candidate, stated: “It is fantastic to see a Conservative Party Leader listening to people from a variety of different backgrounds. I don’t think Tony Blair would have been received with such enthusiasm from the people of Blaenau Gwent.”

Jon Burns, Conservative Welsh Assembly candidate, added: “David Cameron really is proving that the Conservative Party is campaigning in all parts of Britain and we have a strong, positive message to take to the voters in Blaenau Gwent.”

Polling for the Parliamentary and Welsh Assembly seats in Blaenau Gwent will take place on Thursday 29 June.

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