00:00Heidi Alexander, Labour Party, 21,676 Robert James Buckland, the Conservative
00:11Party candidate, 12,070 and I do hereby declare that Heidi Alexander is duly
00:20elected. I wish Heidi well and I know that she will carry on the work that I
00:33have started. Now our very political system is at a crossroads. Do we value
00:40those who work to bring people together and who come into politics to do
00:45something rather than be someone or do we shrug our shoulders and accept that
00:50politics is a mere circus where people compete for attention by saying things
00:56that they either know to be untrue or which raise hopes and expectations in a
01:01way that further erodes trust. I know what side I'm on, I know what choice I
01:08would make and I believe with sincere and fierce conviction that my party has
01:14to make the right choice too if we are to inspire a new generation
01:20with the real promise of a better future. Thank you Swindon for giving me the
01:25opportunity of my life to make a positive difference to our town and our
01:30nation.
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