The former Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority, Andy Street, has today endorsed Nigel Huddleston’s campaign to become the Member of Parliament for the new constituency of Droitwich and Evesham.
Mr Street, who was Mayor between 2017-2024, described Nigel as a “very great man who deserves to be in Parliament”, and in a video released today said the following:
“I got to know Nigel very well when we were working together on delivering the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, of course a huge success – probably the best Games ever – just two years ago. And what I saw in Nigel was something rare in a politician, an ability to get things done.
“He was the Sports Minister overseeing it all, worked with us all on the ground and brought people together, a really brilliant leader. So that’s the calibre of the man you’ve got as your parliamentary candidate”.
Andy Street narrowly lost the West Midlands Mayoral Election last month and provided a stark warning for those who may be thinking of voting for Reform:
“I very recently lost my position as Mayor because 33,000 people voted Reform. I lost by just 1,500 [votes] and we ended up with a Labour Mayor. So if you do not want a Labour Member of Parliament in Droitwich and Evesham it’s very simple, you have to get out and vote for Nigel. Don’t leave it to someone else, don’t take it for granted, and please don’t wake up on the 5th [July] regretting what’s happened.”
Welcoming the endorsement, local candidate Nigel Huddleston said the following:
“I am delighted to have the backing of Andy Street, someone who I have worked closely with in the past and who had a brilliant track record as Mayor. The West Midlands is worse off without Andy as Mayor, and his recent election defeat is a clear example of ‘Vote Reform, Get Labour’.
