ben bradley, though he's a conservative _ reporting? ben bradley, though he's a conservative party _ reporting? ben bradley, though he's a conservative party mp, _ reporting? ben bradley, though he's a conservative party mp, he's - reporting? ben bradley, though he's a conservative party mp, he's not i a conservative party mp, he's not begin up those credentials, talking more about what he has achieved in those two rows, rather than what about the parties do nationally. he's aware of the fact that the tories are struggling, a long way behind the labour party in national opinion polls. similar to what andy street, the tory incumbent in the west midlands has been doing, and also in tees valley, so in a way we will not be able to read too much into the results nationally because the local conservative consuls have distanced themselves from the party on a national basis. the difference between ben bradley and andy street, he does already have a record to speak of, he is well—known, that might help them, it might hinder him as well. the la