As Prospective MP for Taunton Deane, I was delighted to welcome South West MEP Ashley Fox to the constituency  for the Taunton Conservative Association's Christmas lunch where he was encouraging  everyone to vote in the upcoming European elections in May 2014.  Ashley stressed that a vote for UKIP, should anyone be considering it, would be a wasted and dangerous vote as ultimately it would result in denying the British people a referendum by giving more power to Labour and the pro-European Liberal Democrats.  

I fully support Ashley Fox’s views  that the European Union needs a re-think on many issues, on how the money is spent, how much is spent and where it is directed.

The only way to ensure that this discussion takes place will be by voting for the Conservatives both in the European elections and then in the General Election in 2015.

A Conservative Government will deliver a referendum on Europe.  

The Conservatives are the only party offering this forward thinking option.