I was sorry to hear Peter Tatchell has had to stand down as Green Party candidate in Oxford East (yesterday’s Oxford Mail).

I met Peter several times during my campaigning in Oxford and have great respect for him as a man of integrity with whom I agree on many issues. Like Peter, I care deeply about human rights and social justice and I have a record of campaigning to protect our environment and fight climate change.

I urge anyone in Oxford East who shares my concern for these issues to support me as Lib Dem candidate to oust Labour at the next election. Only the Lib Dems have a realistic chance of achieving change in a seat Labour has taken for granted for too long.

As Lib Dem candidate, I was less than 1,000 votes behind Labour at the last election.

Steve Goddard, Parliamentary Candidate, Oxford East Liberal Democrats