Chorlton Mares: John Leech is Not Local Enough To Be Our MP

Mr Leech has never lived in the council ward he represented until recently. A car drive away he was. And he's never lived in the parliamentary constituency he seeks to represent. Another case of a car drive. No wonder he's to quote the Mail - fat and unfit! #bants. He's pretended he lives in our area. Oh yes. And he's even sent out a press release - taken up by his somethingly biased local newspaper - saying he was about to move "back" into the constituency. He did live here for a year or so to be fair. But the move story - more than two years ago now - was a complete con. It didn't come close to happening. He's not even been marketing his house most of that time.

Yet, extraordinary as it may seem, Leech has just launched an eleventh hour attack on the localness of one of Labour's council candidates.

What a plonker! Funnily enough his candidate - whose parents live in the ward in question - has been a student far far away throughout the campaign. Where you're wondering? In Salford perhaps? Preston? Keele? Oh no! His local "Chorlton" candidate has been a student in LONDON throughout the campaign. And the photo opportunities frenzy and little else that passed for a back story of "work" before that.

Leech actually lies and says his boy WORKS in the area. He's a sodding student Leechy. In London. Though he makes a bloody great mess with his pizza boxes in our area when he's home for Christmas. Do get a grip.

Our candidate lives all of a couple of miles away and may yet move in this direction. Though for the moment Leech is attacking a single mum with four kids. Local schools and childcare to sort out. But with a lovely extended family based in our ward.

Meanwhile voters who want a candidate who lives in Manchester Withington constituency must take Leechy the Hospital Hoaxer at his word and off your list. Just like our council candidate Amina Lone .. Mr Leech lives in neighbouring Gorton Constituency!