Former Olympian turned Tory candidate James Cracknell launches expletive rant about his own party

Former Olympian and Tory candidate James Cracknell launches expletive rant about own partySource: James Cracknell

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00:00Two weeks out from the Olympics and if we are competing against the Conservative Party

00:05my teammates and I'll be saying they are a shower of s*** and if one of my teammates

00:10got caught for cheating they'd be dead to me. That abuse of trust is unforgivable so why am I

00:16still canvassing and delivering leaflets? Because I believe the Conservative way is the best for

00:21the country. Freedom to succeed, protection of national security and personal responsibility.

00:27If any party deserves to have the Union Jack on its literature it's the Conservative Party and

00:32if any candidate should have it on their shoulders it's me because I've been there.

00:36My home is in Colchester and Colchester is an ambitious town and what it needs is someone who

00:41is going to drive the business forward not accept poor housing with poor services and infrastructure

00:46and not accept a city centre that isn't moving forwards. What it doesn't need are councillors

00:51who've been part of the problems you've been moaning about on the doorstep to me promoted

00:56to be their figure in Westminster. You need a fresh voice and someone who isn't afraid to

01:00challenge, isn't going to take a backward step and isn't afraid to drive the Conservative Party,

01:04the right party back to where it should be.