James Duddridge, Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East, supports the announcement of the cross-party patrons of the No to AV campaign. James has recently met with campaign members, and will be doing all he can to support the No to AV campaign.
The cross-party patrons that have been announced will provide advice, experience and guidance to the campaign. They include cabinet ministers from the last four governments. They will cross the political divide to work together to ensure the No campaign is successful.
The President: Margaret Beckett MP
The Conservative Patrons: Baroness Warsi, Ken Clarke QC MP, William Hague MP, Steve Norris
Labour Patrons: David Blunkett MP, Lord Falconer QC, Lord Prescott, Lord Reid, Emily Thornberry MP
James said
'The Alternative Vote is not the right voting system for our country. I am delighted to see cross party support and I will continue to support this campaign. This issue is very important and we need to rise above party politics to ensure we do not end up with an alternative vote system. I would encourage everyone to show your support for the campaign but visiting www.no2av.org