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My local MP is Miriam Cates of the Conservative Party. She pays very little attention to constituency matters, but she is something of a right wing media darling and one of the leading lights of what passes for the religious right in mainland Britain.

She is vocally transphobic, in favour of banning phones for the under 16's and wanting more people to start families (but not seeming to understand the economic problems causing people not to start families) as well as being a staunch ally of Suella Braverman. Often her "culture wars" politics gives the impression of wanting to deny others the opportunities she's had in life.

I've said this before, but in my opinion Miriam Cates is the worst constituency MP I've ever had. There have been others such as Lee Rowley I have disagreed with more but who have been much better at the basics of representing a constituency.

Her main opponent is Labour's Marie Tidball. I expect to hear much more from her during the next few weeks. Already seen her campaigning on my road!

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