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‘GIVE US A CALL’
Former TV presenter and ousted Tory MP Esther McVey wants David Cameron’s old seat
The ex-minister, who was booted out of Parliament last year, is eyeing up a return via her old boss’ Oxfordshire constituency
OUSTED former Tory minister Esther McVey is eyeing up David Cameron’s Oxfordshire seat, she revealed yesterday.
The ex-Wirral West MP said she fancied standing in Witney and the local association chairman should “give her a call”.
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Ms McVey, who attended Cabinet as employment minister in the Coalition government, lost her seat in the 2015 general election.
But the former TV presenter has spoken of her wish to return to Parliament, and Mr Cameron’s resignation from the Commons opens up a safe Tory seat for whoever wins the Conservative candidacy.
Speaking on Sky News’ Murnaghan programme, Ms McVey signalled she would welcome an invitation from the local association.
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She said: “We believe in the Tory party is the actual association chooses the candidate and that’s what they will be doing there, so obviously if the chairman is watching, give us a call.
“I believe it’s for them to choose who the candidate is but I’m flattered you should ask.”
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Asked whether she would welcome such an approach, she replied: “Well, there you go.”
Voters go to the polls in Witney on October 20, and the Tories are set to choose their candidate in the next few weeks.
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Mr Cameron quit as MP for Witney last week, saying he feared becoming a "distraction" for the Government.
A return to Parliament could see another clash between Ms McVey and Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
The pair became embroiled in a hostile row in 2014 after Mr McDonnell reportedly made comments about Ms McVey being lynched during a comedy night attended by left-wing activists and fellow Labour politicians.
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