Brent Central Hustings

A hustings for the Brent Central constituency was organised by a group of Brent and Harlesden multi –faith and voluntary organisations at the Tavistock Community Centre on April 15^th.

Seven of the candidates appeared to hear pre-submitted questions with each answering three or four questions at a time in the two hour long event.

Photo Credit: Cristiana Ferrauti

I reported the event for WestminsterElectionLive. All the related articles are published on the website.

To see how each candidate answered, click on the subject areas below.

• Health and social care
• Benefits and housing 
• Immigration
• People with learning disabilities and disabled people

The following candidates were present:

Shahrar Ali – Green Party

John Boyle - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Dawn Butler – Labour Party

Lauren Keith – Liberal Democrats

Kamran Malik – Communities United Party

Alan Mendoza – Conservative Party

Stephen Priestley – UK Independence Party (UKIP)

The full list of candidates for Brent Central is available here.