UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom launches campaign to become Humberside police commissioner
"WE HAVE got the two banks of the Humber covered to stop Lord Two Jags John Prescott."
That was the battle cry from MEP Godfrey Bloom, the UK Independence Party candidate in the election for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside.
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Launch: Godfrey Bloom, centre, with running mate Mike Speakman, right, and Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, at the launch of MEP Godrey Bloom's campaign to be Police and Crime Commissioner, held at Millfield's Hotel in Grimsby.
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Discussion: Godfrey Bloom, right, with running mate Mike Speakman.
He announced his candidacy for the job on a visit to Grimsby and unveiled his running mate, Mike Speakman, the former deputy Chief Constable for Humberside.
They were joined by UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who predicted a "huge upset" in the election, which he claimed was a race between other candidate John Prescott and Mr Bloom.
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Mr Speakman lives on the south bank of the Humber, while Mr Bloom lives on the north bank.
He claimed the election in November was a "two-horse-race" between him and Lord Prescott for Labour.
"My team has got both banks of the Humber covered so we can stop Two Jags Prescott," said Mr Bloom.
He told how he would resign as MEP for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire if he were elected as commissioner in November.
And he had plenty of praise for Chief Constable Tim Hollis for the progress made in tackling crime in the region.
But he added his tours of Grimsby had highlighted work which still needed to be done.
Driving to his launch at Millfields Hotel, in Bargate, Mr Bloom said he was appalled to see a marked police car on the A46 Laceby Road monitoring speeds at the end of a road which has clearly marked signs for a 50mph limit, then 40mph, then 30mph.
He said: "Instead of sitting in his car, he should be out dealing with the troubles on a Friday and Saturday night in the town centre and dealing with those taking drugs.
"I shall be asking Tim (Chief Constable Tim Hollis) 'Why?' a lot."
Mr Bloom added that he would campaign, along with other Police and Crime Commissioners, for stiffer sentences for burglars.
He said UKIP was the real party of law and order, adding: "With Mike, the voters will see a team with broad experience and, equally important, in policing".
Mr Speakman, who served as deputy chief constable for five years, said: "Godfrey has the right ideas and I want to help get him elected. I do not know anybody who wants Lord Prescott, and the Tories have no credibility on law and order.
"They are the party savagely cutting the police budget and the pay of policemen and women. They do not value the police."
Find out more
The Telegraph is running profiles of those up for election as candidacies are announced. Grimsby Institute students have taken part in a debate with the candidates – see Monday's Grimsby Telegraph for coverage.
Comments
by lizidrip
Saturday, November 03 2012, 6:22PM
“This man is a disgrace, wants to be the police commissioner and starts off by name calling and putting down the opposition, hardly the behaviour of a decent, non discriminatory and fair citizen, but as a member of ukip much as could be expected.
Oh and this is the person who thinks that a womans place is at the kitchen sink, I would imagine that he is sorry that women ever got the vote and he certainly will not be getting mine.
In fact the very fact that he is standing for the election to a £75000 year job as police commissioner is enough to persuade me to vote for Prescott if only to keep bloom out”
by ErnestDeadman
Friday, October 05 2012, 9:31PM
“Godfrey Bloom the man who thinks people who live on council estates are sub human and woman should stay near the kitchen sink when not upstairs. Godfrey Bloom the man who knows how to get a few bob by becoming an MEP the man who has and wants to continue on a gravy train.”
by ErnestDeadman
Friday, October 05 2012, 9:23PM
“Godfrey Bloom the man who thinks people living on council estates are sub human, the man who said women should stay near the kitchen sink, the man who knows lots about nothing.”
by jack_knife
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 8:08PM
“UKiP candidate, NO chance.
CONservative candidate, NEVER.
Lib-Dem, NO candidate. I Wonder WHY? Wonder if their party colour has any thing to do with it?
Labour candidate, better choice than the first two.
Independent candidates, that's a good question.
But then again, do we REALLY need a Police Commissioner? What's wrong with the CC?”
by WhistlingD
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 7:49AM
“Godfrey Bloom....just back from the biggest gravy train ever seen in Europe!”
by fasteddie59
Monday, September 10 2012, 10:44PM
“Ray Sutton comes across as misguided! Dont think for one minute that law and order is a high priority in any main stream party.
We cannot afford another Prescott type who is trying to justify his position when in real terms he is in it for himself.
Let the people decide. Man with big ego or man with big mouth?”
by raysutton1
Monday, September 10 2012, 9:52PM
“Keith Hunter (ex chief superintendent at Humberside Police) and John Prescott are a team. I believe, if elected, they will build on the noticeable fall in crime under Labour. They will continue with a neighbourhood-based approach to policing that generates local intelligence and local partnerships to set priorities and support safer and stronger communities on the ground. If the Chief Constable is not listening to you in the future or scarce resources are not being fairly deployed, it is a Labour Commissioner who will expect the Chief Constable to say why. Labour policy demands that the Chief Constable is accountable to you (not the whims of a Bloom or anyone else). Looking only at personalities may cloud the issues. A good question is 'who could best stand up to government for the proper resourcing of policing in Humberside?' and 'who could best protect us from the likes of G4S?'.”
by Bizarre57
Monday, September 10 2012, 8:23PM
“Sydney22 said: "Suzie, instead of taking Mr Blooms comments out of context as you have outrageously done...." I would be fascinated to know in what context Bloom's quite ridiculous comments could be said to be non-outrageous?”
by daveyw
Monday, September 10 2012, 11:00AM
“people need to remember it was prescott and his lefty cronies that have got us into this huge mess where the criminal has more 'human rights' than the victim,and the once decent police force has become this massive PC infested mess by fast tracking people who wern't fit for purpose to top jobs just because of their backgrounds , gender and how many diversity courses they'd been on...”
by daveyw
Monday, September 10 2012, 10:55AM
“arthurs heads going to explode in a minute. must be all the lefty drivel thats building up pressure in there.”