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Martin Vickers’ top priorities in Westminster

Martin Vickers, the first MP for the newly-created constituency of Brigg and Immingham will be playing a crucial role in the choice of the next leader of the Conservative Party.

He is vice-chairman of The 1922 Committee which will organise the election of a Party Leader. Opposition Leader, Rishi Sunak apologised in the House of Commons to all those Tory MPs who lost their seats in the July 4 General Election and has indicated that he will step down.




Mr Vickers, formerly MP for Cleethorpes, won his seat with a majority of around 3,500 votes from nearest rival Najmul Hussain of Labour. He was in the House of Commons for the first sitting of Parliament on Tuesday and the first speech of new Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.

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Lincolnshire Conservative MP for Gainsborough Sir Edward Leigh was appointed Father of the House after his 41 years of continuous service as an MP. Mr Vickers was a former agent for Sir Edward, prior to becoming MP for Cleethorpes.

Mr Vickers said: “Seventy per cent of the new seat of Brigg and Immingham is the same as my previous seat of Cleethorpes, so, many of the ambitions and campaigns still hold, such as bringing forward the resurfacing of the A180.”

He added he will also be seeking assurances for the start of a direct rail link between Cleethorpes and London. Mr Vickers said at the start of June a direct line had received ministerial approval and awaits timetable sign-off, after operator negotiations with Network Rail.

He said the direct train route would be up and running and had been approved by the previous Conservative administration. “The first thing to establish is that it has the support of the new Transport Secretary. I shall be seeking a meeting with Louise Haigh as soon as possible and with the new Rail Minister, Lord Hendy. He used to be the boss of Network Rail,” told the MP.

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