Blair's former seat under threat: brexit party moves key candidate

THE Brexit Party's Dr David Bull is taking the fight straight into Labour's heartlands by confirming he will be contesting Sedgefield, former Prime Minister Tony Blair's old

constituency, in next month's general election. And he immediately urged the Tories to agree not to contest the seat in order to give him a free run at Labour MP Phil Wilson, who was

re-elected in 2017 with a majority of 6,059. Dr Bull - one of 29 Brexit Party candidates elected to the European Parliament candidates earlier this year - is now setting his sights on

Westminster. And after leader Nigel Farage announced the party would not contest seats won by the Tories in the last election, Dr Bull has been switched from the safe Conservative seat of

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich to a much more winnable one in the traditionally Labour north east. Sedgefield voted by 59.44 percent to 40.56 percent to leave in the 2016 referendum, and

Dr Bull believes he can represent its residents better than either of the main parties. He told Express.co.uk: "This is not about how you've voted tribally, it's not about

left and right. "It's about right and wrong, and about which party will best represent you. "We're not a different version of the Conservative Party - we've got our

own, distinct policies and we are so passionate about what we are doing here." Pointing out that the Brexit Party had pulled candidates all over the country, Dr Bull called on the

Tories to follow suit in Sedgefield. He said: "I think that would show an enormous will to do what's best for Sedgefield if they did that." Dr Bull also pointed out that up

the road, in Hartlepool, which is being contested by Brexit Party leader, former Tory candidate Ralph Ward-Jackson withdrawing in the wake of Nigel Farage's earlier announcement, saying

he "did not did not want to split the Leave vote". "It was The Brexit Party that beat Labour here in the May European elections – and we can, with your help, do it again.

"There are millions of traditional Labour voters waiting for a party that is on their side, that believes in bringing more money and jobs back to the regions, that says we need sensible

immigration controls. "These are messages that will resonate hard in those Labour Leave areas. "How do we hold Boris to his promises? We have to start winning some of those Labour

seats, by making Corbyn’s Labour pay for their betrayal of Brexit."