David Cameron in Rugby

Big day yesterday with David Cameron’s visit to Rugby. Not part of the usual “whistlestop” tour, but straight here from Prime Minister’s questions, some canvassing in Eastlands Ward, a walkabout, then unusually a speech in the town centre before heading back to London on the train. Lots of TV, photographers and journalists around, and the usual last minute changes to the programme. Great profile for Rugby, and superb for us as local Conservatives. The town centre speech was particularly good as a large crowd had gathered, keen to hear what he had to say, and something very different from the usual “meet the shoppers” event; this was politics at it’s best, with a top class speaker engaging directly with the public. David went down very well with the many young people there, most of whom who had clearly never witnessed a senior politician so close at hand and a real contrast to the TV controlled images that we have become used to. Well covered by the Rugby Advertiser, whose photographer Mike Baker, got a great photo of the Top Man HERE. Hoping to post our own photo soon!