George Osborne, Copeland Conservative by-election candidate Trudy Harrison and Carlisle MP John Stevenson
Former Chancellor George Osborne joined the by-election campaign trail in Whitehaven today.
Mr Osborne, who was chancellor for six years until 2016, joined the Conservatives' Copeland candidate Trudy Harrison canvassing and knocking on residents' doors in the Bransty ward of town this lunchtime.
He tweeted that there had been "great response" from constituents.
Mr Osborne and Mrs Harrison also met with Copeland mayor Mike Starkie to discuss the nuclear industry and local infrastructure.
Out canvassing in Bransty with #TrudyHarrison @CopelandTories & @JohnStevensonMP - great response on the doorstep to our positive message pic.twitter.com/sPx9PMZkTT
— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) February 20, 2017
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