Lib Dems smell Blue blood as they launch Stratford general election campaign

Dr Manuela Perteghella launched her campaign to become Stratford-on-Avon’s new MP last Wednesday by saying the Lib Dems have shown the Conservatives can be beaten in this area and that could be repeated at the general election.

In front of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Dr Perteghella, who lives in Welford with her husband, an environmental economist, and their three children, said: “In May 2023, the people of Stratford-on-Avon district returned a Liberal Democrat council with a large majority after an historic victory. This stunning result shows that we are the only real challengers to the Conservatives in Stratford-on-Avon.

Watch the full interview on the Stratford Heral website here.