Grey Court School in Ham is hosting a hustings for Richmond Park parliamentary candidates tonight (11 June) at 7:30pm.

The school's secondary and sixth-form politics students are inviting residents to come and hear what their candidates have to say ahead of the general election on 4 July.

Grey Court say: "We strongly believe that the opinions and voices of local people need to be heard, especially as Richmond Park is a marginal seat."

The school confirms that it has extended invitations to all Richmond Park candidates so that they have a chance to present their plans for the area and take questions from the audience.

Grey Court School will hold the area's first hustings for Richmond Park parliamentary candidates tonight (credit: Grey Court School).

From 7:30pm to 7:45pm, each candidate will give a two minute speech to the audience and then from 7:45pm to 8:10pm, questions will be put forward to the parliamentary hopefuls by the school's moderator.

Questions put to the candidates have been submitted in advance, but from 8:10pm to 8:40pm the moderator will take questions from those in attendance.

Who's attending?

• Conservative Party: Sara Gezdari - attending
• Green Party: Chas Warlow ​- attending
• Labour Party: Laura Coryton - attending
• Liberal Democrats: Sarah Olney - attending
• Reform UK: have been invited but no response
• Social Democratic Party: have been invited but no response
• Workers Party of Britain: have been invited but no response

Tickets have sold out but to find out more about the event, click here.

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