Meet the general election candidates for the Warwick and Leamington seat: Bob Dhillon (Independent)

We asked all the general election candidates standing for the Warwick and Leamington seat to submit 300 words on why you should vote for them.
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Bob Dhillon

This is the pitch from independent candidate Bob Dhillon (all the other candidates can be found on our website):

Warwick is a fantastic place where I was born, raised and live. Attended Myton School before going on to do a degree in Economic and Business Management.

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I have spent thirty years in business promoting British trade with emerging economies. I’m currently the owner of a property company and a consultancy business helping companies of the future export aboard.

I am happily married to Pam, have three adorable children in the university system. I was elected Warwick Conservative councillor from 2007-2015, serving as mayor of Warwick. Trustee and volunteer who raises funds for local charity in my spare time.

My contract with you, I promise to listen and lead on your interests:

- Honour the referendum result of 17.4 million who voted to Leave the EU.

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-Revitalize the NHS with 30,000 NEW doctors and nurses and reduce parking charges. Conservative offer cuts, Labour bad PFI contracts which have bankrupted it.

- Tackle immigration - points based system, deport all known terrorists and illegal refugees.

- Crime: 40, 000 new officers as requested by the Police Federation. Return stop and search, zero tolerance on drugs, anti social behaviour and support bill giving you a say in sentencing.

- Scrap HS2 - invest in whole infrastructure network.

- Investing in education - scrap tuition fees and £4K per pupil investment.

- Economy - flat rate tax, no tax to £30K.

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- Business - let small business boom (abolish small business rates and 10p Corporation Tax).

- Reduce Pension Age to 60 - you paid in to retire, time to relax and enjoy.

- Go Green 2030 - 80% renewable energy targets and tax breaks for using electric cars.

- Half Foreign aid and use monies on our struggling citizens.

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- If elected, my guiding principles on which my candidacy rests is its independence from party politics. Ladies and gentlemen, I am not the election earthquake that will take away Westminster vested interests. You are, you have the power.