I am proud to be standing again to be your Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertsmere. I have known this area my entire life. I was born and grew up here, and still live in the area with my wife and two children. My dad worked in a wire factory in Watford and my mum worked in the Boots in London Colney. I went to Parmiter's School near Watford, and then won a place to study Law at Cambridge University.

I firmly believe in values of hard work and family, and believe that these are values of the people of Hertsmere. I am passionate about preserving the things that make Hertsmere such a special place to live. We are so lucky to have the best of both worlds here, where we can enjoy the open countryside and have easy access to London.

Over the past 9 years of representing Hertsmere, I have fought tirelessly to protect our green belt. After extensive lobbying, I secured further protections at national level. These included an end to top down targets and provided clarity that housing demands do not have to be met from green belt destruction.

All this is now at risk. If the Labour Party win the election they have promised massive changes to planning laws. They will re-designate large chunks of green belt as grey belt in order to build over it. This will drive a coach and horses through green belt protections.

We cannot allow this to happen, and I will fight tooth and nail to stop it.

I will continue to work locally and nationally to promote our community's best interests, including defending our green spaces, delivering better transport and education, and supporting the diverse local community.

I also have the honour of serving as the Deputy Prime Minister. In these difficult and uncertain times, I believe I have the experience, character and values to best represent our community. I humbly ask you to put your faith in me in the General Election on 4th July.