Robert Largan and Robert Largan

Robert Largan from Fulham, London (left) and
Robert Largan from Bury, Greater Manchester (right)

I've been sent this link to the local Conservative Party website for Bury, Greater Manchester. It states that "Whitefield resident, Robert Largan, has been selected to be the Conservative Candidate for Bury South". That Robert Largan bears a remarkable resemblance to the man we came to know as Councillor Robert Largan who, as recently as 13 April, sent an email out to his constituents stating his residence as Sulivan Court in Fulham some 227 miles from Bury in London.

The Bury Robert Largan appears as a salt of the earth 29-year-old whom, as the Conservative website tells, started work on the fish counter in ASDA before making it as a chartered accountant.

The Fulham Robert Largan is a long-time political hack who'd worked for the Thatcherite Greg Hands MP for Chelsea & Fulham and, until just over two weeks ago, was a junior Conservative Councillor representing Sands End ward in Fulham since 2014. He had also unsuccessfully sought to get elected onto Hammersmith & Fulham Council 7 years ago.

Let's hope this Robert Largan chap in Bury would never behave like this.