A running club is thought to be the first in history to have four current and former members standing as candidates in a UK General Election. Professor Andrew Knight, Vanessa Hudson, Jon Homan and Guy Dessoy met as members of Vegan Runners UK, a running club aimed at those following a plant-based lifestyle, which has around 230 members across the UK. The four are now standing as candidates for the Animal Welfare Party in Thursday’s General Election. Professor Knight will contest the seat of Kensington while … Animal Welfare Party is delighted to announce today that four candidates will contest the 2015 UK General Election. Details of AWP’s candidates and the constituencies being contested are listed below: AWP Candidate for Kensington: Professor Andrew Knight BSc (Vet Biol), BVMS, CertAW, DipECAWBM (AWSEL), PhD, MRCVS, SFHEARunning For Office – Running Club in World First?
Animal Welfare Party Announces Four Candidates for 2015 UK General Election