Liberal Democrat Minister for Business Vince Cable made time in his visit to Northamptonshire to meet the Towcester Focus team and give support to Chris Lofts and Lisa Samiotis – Lib Dem candidates for the by-elections in Towcester on 9 February.

“One of the things I’ve always been proud of as a Liberal Democrat, is how effective our Councillors are. The Enterprise Zone I visited is here because of foundations laid by Liberal Democrats – foundations, I am told, the Conservatives on Northamptonshire County Council opposed. Up to 17,000 jobs could be created because Liberal Democrats didn’t back down.”

He continued, “Speaking to Chris about the work he and the FOCUS team have been doing in Towcester I see the same thing; hard work and genuine concern for the town. I know Chris will make a fantastic county councillor for Towcester – it sounds like it’s time they had a truly local, hard working representative.”

Chris Lofts took the opportunity to promote Towcester’s interests and the importance of bringing high skilled jobs to the area.