Vote John Stevens, Rejoin EU Party, in Runcorn & Helsby on May 1 The Rejoin EU Party brings together former and present members of all the main British political parties.

Full statement

We are united by the goal of restoring British membership of the European Union.

The silence on Brexit by the major parties is unacceptable, as is an airy promise to re-join the single market at some undefined date in the dim and distant future.

We know the simplest way to kick-start the economy is by re-joining the EU.

I want to give voters in Runcorn & Helsby a choice that the main parties refuse to offer. A chance to boost the economy and get the UK back on track.

As a former Conservative Member of the European Parliament who left the party over Europe, I know Rejoin – and Rejoin in the immediate future – is the only viable option.