North Shropshire by-election: Green Party candidate pledges to live on average UK wage
A Shropshire councillor and former mayor has been chosen by the Green Party to stand in the North Shropshire by-election.
The Members of North Shropshire Green Party voted for Duncan Kerr, as their parliamentary candidate after a hustings on Monday.
After being selected, Mr Kerr said he would draw only the UK average wage if he became MP, with the rest of his salary going to local charities.
“I am extremely grateful for the backing from the fantastic members of the local party and from the community as well," he said.
"The Green Party does politics differently. We show that we don’t have to rely on the old, failed parties and our approach has been winning respect and support. At the last Shropshire Council elections just six months ago, it was only the Green Party that won seats in North Shropshire; the Liberal Democrats lost the only seat they had and joined Labour in not having a single Shropshire Councillor in the North.
