Opposition parties could stand aside to allow anti-sleaze candidate to take on ...
Opposition parties could stand aside to allow a Martin Bell-style anti-sleaze candidate to take on the Tories in Owen Paterson's vacated North Shropshire seat, sources reveal Labour, Lib Dems and the Greens are all in discussions about stepping aside Some say it's a 'sensible idea' but others are concerned over the practicalities Mr Bell beat Tory Neil Hamilton in 1997 after other parties agreed not to stand
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Opposition parties could stand aside to allow an independent anti-sleaze candidate to take on the Tories in Owen Paterson's vacated seat, it was claimed last night.
Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens are all reportedly in discussions about clearing the way for a Martin Bell-style to have a free run at the North Shropshire constituency.
Mr Bell, a former BBC war correspondent, challenged Tory incumbent Neil Hamilton for the Conservative stronghold of Tatton in Cheshire in 1997 after
