Dual candidates for Miss Great Britain Party

Louise Cole and Amanda Harrington are standing against each other as dual candidates in the June 26 by-election, which their Miss Great Britain Party claim is an electoral first.

The party's manifesto "seeks to empower women and make Britain in general and Westminster in particular more glamorous places."

Key pledges include, "the rights of women everywhere to equal pay, a commitment to fair pay for Britain’s armed forces and a pledge to launch a true British Bank Holiday to celebrate British beauty."

Candidate Louise, 30, from Chichester, said: "Beautiful women and those who work to make themselves look beautiful do have the power to get things done.

"Beauty can be the spur to action – as has been recognised in European legislatures where beautiful women abound in major government jobs and can be seen to be getting things changed in a positive way."

And single mum Amanda Harrington, 26 from Aintree in Liverpool, added: "I am not a politician and I’ll be the first to admit that it is not my specialist subject.

"But I pride myself on being savvy and I can be hugely influential – especially with men. Besides, it is important to keep up the recent tradition of having a blonde MP in Henley!"

The bid follows reigning Miss Great Britain Gemma Garrett's attempt to win the Crewe and Nantwich seat in the May 22 by-election, snatched by Tory Edward Timpson.

From: The Sun