Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Labour candidate reaches for the stars
Former leader of the Council and Labour candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven, Simon Burgess, was the guest of Patrick Stewart (of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men) at Saturday’s performance of Waiting for Godot at The Theatre Royal in Brighton. Patrick invited gave Simon backstage after the performance to give him his full backing to be the next MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven.
Simon said;
“The performance was excellent – no wonder it has been selling out around the country. We had a good chat about the play and politics. Patrick told me how he was moved to join the Labour Party by the sad death of Labour’s former leader John Smith. He has been an active supporter ever since.”
Patrick said;
“We need MPs like Simon who have a history of involvement with the local community and who care about the less well off".
Speaking about the prospects for the next general election he said:
“now, of all times, is not the time for an inexperienced leader – the country can not afford that risk".
For more information view: www.brighton-hove-labour.org.uk
