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Wycombe Labour leader to swap WDC for Reading MP post? (From Bucks Free Press)
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Wycombe Labour leader to swap WDC for Reading MP post?
2:42pm Thursday 13th September 2012 in News By Simon Farr
Wycombe Labour leader to swap WDC for Reading MP?
THE Leader of the Wycombe Labour group could turn her back on local politics and stand in the next General Election in Reading.
Cllr Victoria Groulef, who represents the Disraeli ward for Wycombe District Council, is expected to cross the Bucks/Berks border to stand for election in the Reading West constituency.
But the former BBC employee, who owns Bourne End-based Saumarez Lingerie, has stressed that she is still very much focused on her current role.
She told the BFP: “It will not come as any surprise to anyone if and when I put in an application for Reading West, but it really is early days.
“My priority is to do the job I’ve been elected to do, which is to represent the people of the Disraeli ward and lead the Wycombe Labour party.”
Cllr Groulef stormed on to the district council last year with 711 votes, a handful behind her Labour colleague Cllr Khalil Ahmed.
The party kicked off its selection process for the Reading constituencies this week by inviting nominations, with the country expected to go to the polls in 2015.
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Comments (19)
4:09pm Thu 13 Sep 12
Gary Porter says...
Although I had considered not voting anymore, she has convinced me that there still are people out there who care and and are worthy of being elected to represent the working class and the less privileged. Although very good as a councillor and I think she will make an even better MP.
7:41pm Thu 13 Sep 12
yog says...
She seems to get much of her instructions from the Lib Dem Group leader!
9:22pm Thu 13 Sep 12
geoffW says...
9:15am Fri 14 Sep 12
stevet123 says...
9:19am Fri 14 Sep 12
Darren Hayday says...
I know that you are Libdem through and through...but come on...
I think that she does a very good job and I wish her good luck!
9:27am Fri 14 Sep 12
Judge 2 says...
10:33am Fri 14 Sep 12
JohnB27 says...
If she is elected in Reading she will be a great constituency MP and Wycombe will be the poorer for her loss.
Having said that I wish her well and join many others in wishing her success.
12:36pm Fri 14 Sep 12
tigeran says...
1:01pm Fri 14 Sep 12
Judge 2 says...
2:12pm Fri 14 Sep 12
tigeran says...
2:33pm Fri 14 Sep 12
stevet123 says...
Are you blind or is your nose stuck up in the air permanently, so as you cannot see, what is all going on or only what you want to see or hear, snob
3:32pm Fri 14 Sep 12
tigeran says...
11:43pm Fri 14 Sep 12
Honey33 says...
11:49pm Fri 14 Sep 12
stevet123 says...
Tigeran for councillor
Tigeran the councillor
12:55am Sat 15 Sep 12
tigeran says...
4:20pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Scarletto says...
7:18pm Sat 15 Sep 12
DonRockell says...
If it did she would be standing in Wycombe bit then again a Blue Monkey with half a brain cell would get in around here.
11:49am Sun 16 Sep 12
stevet123 says...
11:30pm Mon 17 Sep 12
faircuppa says...