Mike Nesbitt has described as 'exciting' the news that he has been selected to fight the Westminter election for the Conservatives and Unionists in Strangford.

Mike Nesbitt, Conservatives and Unionists candidate for Strangford, has expressed his condolences to the family of Sam Martin, the motorcyclist who died following Saturday's Irish Championship meeting at Kirkistown in County Down.

Mike Nesbitt Conservatives and Unionists candidate for Strangford has condemned the DUP for cutting the Health Service in Northern Ireland and has challenged them to support the Conservatives and Unionists' pledge to protect the NHS.

As the latest economic growth figures show that the UK's economy is stalling, Mike Nesbitt Conservatives and Unionists candidate for Strangford, outlined his firm belief that Labour's job tax would kill the recovery.

Conservatives and Unionists candidate Mike Nesbitt has said that the Conservatives plan to introduce a Fair Fuel Stabiliser will be a huge boost to the local economy and to families at the petrol pump.

Conservatives and Unionists candidate for Strangford, Mike Nesibtt, has said today that the DUP's recent attack on Conservatives and Unionists farming policy is further evidence that DUP representatives are prepared to give their support to prop up a failed, shambolic and disorganised Labour Government.

Mike Nesbitt, the Conservatives and Unionists candidate for Strangford has highlighted the fact that of all the local candidates and parties standing in the Westminster Election, only the Conservatives and Unionists have any prospect of actually implementing their policies.

Mike Nesbitt, Conservatives and Unionists candidate for Strangford, has said that "this Election will provide the Unionist voters of Northern Ireland with a genuine choice".

Conservatives and Unionists Strangford candidate Mike Nesbitt has welcomed Ulster Bank's decision to to refund cash machine fees for foreign cash withdrawals on credit and debit cards.

Mike Nesbitt, Conservatives and Unionists Strangford candidate, has called on the Electoral Office to act "flexibly and pragmatically" in ensuring that voters affected by the flight chaos are enabled to have their say in the forthcoming General Election.

Responding to the mixed messages coming from the DUP on reducing corporation tax - to help business grow and to create jobs - Mike Nesbitt, Conservatives and Unionists candidate for Strangford, has challenged the DUP to make clear where they stand.

The C&U candidate for Strangford has welcomed Jim Shannon's change of mind regarding the General Election debate to be held in Newtownards next Thursday, 29th April.

Conservatives and Unionists candidate for Strangford Mike Nesbitt has challenged the DUP's Jim Shannon to join the other main candidates at the election debate scheduled for Regent Street Presbyterian Church on Thursday 29th April.

Responding to William McCrea's assertion that unionism needs to be united around a single party, Conservatives and Unionists candidate Mike Nesbitt said:

Further proof of the need to Vote for Change.

A double-jobbing political oppenent asks if I know the whereabouts of Florida Road.

There is an interesting debate developing around how a Member of Parliament should add value, now that we have a fully empowered Assembly alongside Northern Ireland's 26 Council chambers.

Every time I call for a positive campaign, someone attacks me!

A political opponent asks: Does Mike Nesbitt know how to fill in a DLA (Disability Living Allowance) form?

I congratulate Jim Shannon on his selection as the DUP candidate for the General Election. I also invite him, the DUP and their supporters to join me in committing to a positive campaign.

Strangford has tradition - Strangford has technology. Old and new together - a New Force, like Ulster Conservatives and Unionists.