Grantham MP Nick Boles puts himself forward for general election, six months after cancer diagnosis
Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles has announced he intends to stand in the general election on June 8, just six months after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time. As previously reported, the former skills minister revealed the news of the cancerous tumour in his head on Twitter on Wednesday, October 26. Boles, who…
Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles with Prime Minister Theresa May
Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles has announced he intends to stand in the general election on June 8, just six months after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time.
As previously reported, the former skills minister revealed the news of the cancerous tumour in his head on Twitter on Wednesday, October 26.
Boles, who has represented the constituency since 2010, has previously successfully battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma, before he became an MP.
He came out of hospital to vote to support Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit bill back in February, just days after being hospitalised following his third round of chemotherapy.
Now he has revealed that his cancer has been eradicated and he hopes to make a full recovery by the end of the summer.
Nick Boles, Conservative MP for Grantham and Stamford. Photo: Policy Exchange
The MP said: “Since yesterday morning I have been talking to family and friends, as well local Conservative supporters, about whether to offer myself as the Conservative candidate in the election.
“I have now decided to put myself forward and will be writing to my local Conservative association to ask them to re-adopt me as their candidate.
“Last week I completed my final treatment for non Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
“Recent scans have shown that the cancer has been eradicated and doctors tell me I can expect to make a full recovery by the end of the summer.
“Although my current state of health will prevent me from playing an energetic part in the election campaign, I am confident that if I am re-elected I will be able to resume my duties as Member of Parliament with renewed vigour within a very few months.
“Ultimately, if I am adopted as the Conservative candidate, it will be for local people to decide whether they want me to continue in the job.
“But I hope very much that they will give me the chance to turn the page on a testing year and re-dedicate myself to their service as their representative in Parliament.”
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The 32-year-old man and 30-year-old woman arrested in the murder probe of an 11-year-old boy in Lincoln have both been released on police bail, without any charges.
The man was arrested on suspicion of murder and the woman on suspicion of manslaughter after an incident at a house on Geneva Street on St Giles in Lincoln.
Police were called to the house at 10pm on Friday night, January 22.
The 11-year-old boy was found unwell at the scene and was taken to hospital for treatment.
He was pronounced dead a short time later.
At the time Lincolnshire Police said the death was unexplained and it was treated as murder.
The man and the woman arrested at the weekend were released on police bail on Monday evening.
Lincolnshire Police said in a statement on Monday night:
“Once again, we’d like to remind people that this is an active investigation and that an 11-year-old boy has sadly lost his life.
“Speculative comments are not only deeply upsetting to those involved but can potentially undermine our investigation.
“If you have any information that can help, call 101 or email [email protected] quoting incident 472 of January 22.”
Ten people from Boston have been given fines for breaching COVID-19 regulations by driving dangerously in supermarket car parks.
Officers were called after three separate reports of dangerous driving in the car parks of Lidl and Tesco in Wyberton Fen, as well as on Marsh Lane Industrial Estate in Boston.
All three incidents took place and were reported to police between 5pm and 6pm on Sunday, January 24, though it is unsure if they were connected at all.
When officers arrived, the drivers were seen doing donut manoeuvres and racing in the snow.
A total of 10 people were given £200 fines for breaking lockdown guidelines, but this will be reduced to £100 if paid within 14 days, due to all being first time offenders.
As well as the COVID-19 fines, two of the vehicles were also seized as a result of being uninsured, with drivers reported.
A traffic offence report was also submitted after one driver was seen to be driving not just dangerously but out of control.
Inspector Fran Harrod of Lincolnshire Police said: “We would like to thank the public for bringing these incidents of dangerous driving to our attention.
“This is not only extremely dangerous to those taking part but to others in these areas.
“While we continue to engage and explain with the public, this was a blatant breach of the restrictions which will not be tolerated.”
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