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May 2017 Meriden Constituency

A STRONG VOICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY

Saqib Bhatti has been selected as our

Conservative parliamentary candidate after the

decision by Dame Caroline Spelman to stand down

at the forthcoming general election.

Saqib is a chartered accountant by profession and

serves as President of Greater Birmingham

Chambers of Commerce. Until his selection, he

was a director of Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.

Saqib said; “I’m delighted to be the Conservative

candidate for Meriden. Dame Caroline Spelman

has been a fantastic MP for this area for the last

22 years and I pay tribute to her legacy, she will be

a hard act to follow. I’ve already started speaking

to people about my positive vision for our

communities and how I’m campaigning on issues

such as; protecting our precious green belt,

supporting the environment, including the Council’s drive to improve air quality, better public transport links,

attracting more investment and jobs for our area, helping our high streets and ensuring that our children have

access to a good school place, no matter what their background or where they live. But above all, if I am elected,

I will be a strong voice for the people of Meriden both locally and in parliament.

He added; “After 3 years of delay, the public wants Brexit to get done. When they choose the next Prime Minister,

voters deserve to have a clear picture of what each potential leader will do when it comes to Brexit. A

Conservative Government, with a functional majority can get Brexit done with the PM’s great new deal and focus

on the issues that make a real difference to people’s lives here in the Meriden Constituency, not to mention our plan to put £33.9 billion into the NHS, more money for every pupil in every school and 20,000 more police on our

streets.”

Dame Caroline welcomes Saqib Bhatti A STRONG VOICE FOR MERIDEN

Vote for Saqib

BHATTI

A STRONG VOICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY

Protecting and preserving our precious Green Belt

Helping secure more money for every pupil in every school

Working with local businesses and supporting our high streets

Getting Brexit done with Boris’s new deal

GETTING TO KNOW SAQIB BHATTI

20,000 MORE POLICE FOR OUR STREETS With the Conservatives:

• 20,000 new police officers to keep our streets safe

• Additional funding of £750 million to recruit them

• 6,000 more police to be recruited in the next year

• 10,000 extra prison places

• Powers for stop and search

• Tougher sentencing

Saqib Bhatti was born in 1985 in Walsall, West Midlands. Educated at King Edward VI School for Boys in Edgbaston before going to the London School of Economics to read Law . “The biggest influence on me is my father who moved to the UK in the 60s in pursuit of the ‘Great British Dream’, he taught me the values of hard work, integrity and determination which have driven my life so far.”

Saqib lives in Dorridge and is the youngest ever President of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and is a voice for over 3,000 businesses in the West Midlands. He is the former President of the Asian Business Chambers of Commerce. By profession he is a chartered accountant based in Birmingham. Saqib qualified at Deloitte and is a director in his family’s accountancy firm. Saqib Bhatti is a strong voice for business and believes in business as a force for good.

Saqib was on the National Board for Vote Leave and campaigned to give ethnic minorities a voice on the Leave side of the debate; he is currently Deputy Chair for the Andy Street 2020 Campaign. Saqib is a board member of the West Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. In 2019 he received an honorary doctorate from Aston University in Business Administration and has been a guest lecturer at Birmingham City University, Warwick University and University College Birmingham.

Charity work is a fundamental part of Saqib’s life: in July 2019 he

raised £27,000 for Prostate Cancer UK and has supported charities around

the world in providing education and training for women. He has also

formerly served as a trustee of The Lord Mayor ’s Charity in Birmingham and on the board of the Lunar Society.

Saqib has written for the Birmingham Post and has appeared on Any Questions and The View with Adam Boulton

on Sky News.

The election in Meriden is between

Saqib Bhatti and Jeremy Corbyn’s

hard-left candidate.

Only Boris and a Conservative majority

will get Brexit done and move the

country forward.

Trying to ignore the referendum and

cancel Brexit will just mean we keep

on arguing whilst other important

issues at home–like the NHS, schools

and police–don’t get the attention

they deserve.

A vote for anyone but Saqib and the

Conservatives will just create another

hung Parliament.

Promoted by Paula J Yates on behalf of Saqib Bhatti, both of 2a Manor Road, Solihull, B91 2BH. Printed by Meriden Conservatives of 2a Manor Road, Solihull, B91 2BH.

The Labour Police & Crime Commissioner wants to close Solihull Police Station. This affects public trust and makes people feel unsafe. My top priority is to protect our community. I will be lobbying the Police and Crime Commissioner to keep the station open. I am committed to working with the Home Secretary to having more police officers and tougher sentencing. I will also be working with the Conservative Council to combat anti-social behaviour.