Labour by-election candidate speaks to pupils at former school
The Labour candidate in the North Shropshire by-election has sung the praises of his former school in a talk to current pupils.
Ben Wood has visited The Marches in Oswestry to talk about his career to date, which has involved working within the Houses of Parliament.
The only major party candidate in the upcoming by-election who was born in North Shropshire, Mr Wood talked of his pride of being a "Marches Lad"
He told pupils: "This school made me who I am today."
The candidate told the pupils of his achievements in the Houses of Parliament where he has worked in recent years.
"I first started working at Colour Supplies, the home and garden superstore in Oswestry to save up to go to university. I never imagined then that a few years later I would be working in the Houses of Parliament for Labour MPs and fighting for our country's future.
“In those years, my work has helped to force the government to implement the recommendations of the Grenfell Inquiry, meant new legislation to prevent extradition to human rights abusers, and even persuaded the government to consult Shropshire residents on transport in the county."
“Now, I want to use this experience to fight for North Shropshire as its Member of Parliament and put our towns and villages on the map. This school made me who I am today - and I'm proud to be a Marches lad."
