Simon Platt

Personal details:

Name

Dr Simon Platt CEng CPhys MIEE MInstP

ID

32183

Also known as

Simon Philip Platt (Added when main name changed on person edit form)

Email

ukippreston@mail.com

Party

UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Statement to voters

You can help me change the course of the country. Together we really can make a difference.

Please vote for me to be your next MP. You will be voting for a Proud Prestonian who knows Preston well and who cares for Preston and for Britain. I believe in a prosperous future for my home town and my country. Like most Prestonians I supported Brexit in last year’s historic referendum. I am the only candidate in Preston who has always believed that Britain has a brighter future as an independent country.

Only a vote for me, your local UKIP candidate, is an unambiguous vote of confidence in Britain’s future outside the EU. UKIP say we should not pay to leave the EU and should not continue to pay the EU after we have left. We should control our own fishing waters. We should be able to control immigration from the EU. We should begin trade negotiations as an independent country. Did you know that in April Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MEPs voted against these proposals? That’s right – they voted against the clear national interest! (Source: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/votes.html)

We shall have a Conservative government after the 8th of June, probably with an increased majority. Nothing that happens in Preston will change that. As your MP I will support that government when it acts in the national interest and oppose it, vigorously, when it acts against the interests of Britain and of Preston.

And this election is not just about Brexit. Conservative, coalition and Labour governments have served Preston poorly. Young people are being let down. Adult social care and the NHS are in crisis. Police stations and post offices are closing. Fulwood Barracks is closing. Our defence industry is not valued enough. Our energy bills are artificially high. All this is due to the policies of the three old parties. UKIP opposes these policies, and I oppose them. We stand for revitalisation: of trade, of education, of defence. We stand for security: secure borders, secure energy supply, security of strategic industries. We stand for community, for local empowerment, for democracy. That’s why I’m standing for Preston, and that’s why I ask you to vote for me.

This statement was last updated on 1 July 2019 14:30.

Candidacies:

Contested the Lancaster local election (2 May 2019)

Skerton East UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Not elected (190 votes)
6th / 9 candidates

Contested the Preston local election (2 May 2019)

Ashton UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Not elected (282 votes)
8th / 12 candidates

Contested the Preston local election (3 May 2018)

Tulketh UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Not elected (76 votes)
4th / 4 candidates

Contested the UK Parliamentary general election (8 June 2017)

Preston UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Not elected (1348 votes)
3rd / 5 candidates

Contested the Lancashire County Council local election (4 May 2017)

Preston Rural UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Contested the Preston local election (4 May 2017)

Ashton UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Links and social media:

Email

ukippreston@mail.com

Homepage

https://ukippreston.wordpress.com

Demographics:

Gender

Male

Age

59 or 60 (Born: 1965)

Additional information:

Favourite biscuit

Maria's home-made biscuits - all kinds.

Photo Credit:

This photo was uploaded by the user ‘mike253710’ on 16 July 2024 17:36. They commented: “He sent the photo to me and gave permission for me to use it”.