OBV alumni Clive Lewis wins selection battle

Clive Lewis confounded his critics by beating his rivals to be the Labour candidate for Norwich South in the next General Election.

Lewis, a local BBC reporter and presenter and a territorial army officer who served in Helmand province, Afghanistan had to beat two local authority cabinet members and the drummer from the pop group Blur.

As an alumni of the OBV MP shadowing scheme, Lewis was happy to speak exclusively to the organisation after his selection.

"There is still a long way to go for me to represent the people in my beloved city Norwich, but this is a big step and I have many people to thank not least OBV for giving me the Westminster experience and self belief."

OBV’s Simon Woolley commented,

It’s just great to see this young man develop in a way that has given him the tools for the greatest professional challenge of his life. It was very clear to me that his burning desire has been to be a good public servant and not the fame game that drives many to Westminster. We hope that he can follow in Helen Grant MP’s footsteps who became the first OBV alumni to get elected to our national seat of power.

But right now, well done Clive.

Simon Woolley

Picture: Clive Lewis