Pete-Force Jones, the True and Fair Party parliamentary candidate for the new East Wiltshire seat, has said he is standing for people to “uphold their rights.”

He will be up against other candidates such as the current Conservative Devizes MP Danny Kruger and Liberal Democrat David Kinnaird.

The True and Fair Party candidate said he became involved in politics after witnessing “so many years of politicians seemingly doing exactly what they want, whatever rules were in place.”

He grew up in Wiltshire and  attended St John’s School in Marlborough, before studying at the University of Swansea.

Mr Force-Jones spent the last 10 years working as a teaching assistant in the SEN department of a nearby secondary school, where he now works as an assistant teacher.

He says that the main issues the area faces “haven’t changed much over the years”, with transport and river pollution remaining important topics to address.

He described “sorting out transport and pressing to get better connections” as his first priority, but noted that a “coherent food strategy” and “fair deals for farmers” would also be targets to focus on.

He added: “We need to regenerate the high streets because they're dying on their feet in many places.”

Mr Force-Jones noted he’d had feedback in his area that people were “fed up with politics”, and that he wanted to be a politician people could trust, representing an “authentic West Country voice in Parliament.”

He said: “I'm a firm believer that our human rights are important and we need to protect them.

“Certain other candidates are less keen on sticking up for all of those.”

The True and Fair Party candidate wants to see the UK “regain the opportunities lost following Johnson’s Brexit”, such as access to and participation in the Erasmus+ Scheme.

If elected, he plans to hold regular public surgeries and commit to the full-time position of being an MP.

He also pledged to work and vote to improve environmental standards and move the country away from fossil fuels.

He added that where necessary, he would put the interests of the constituency and the country ahead of party affiliations.

Finally, Mr Force-Jones said he wanted to see a proportional representation voting system used nationally.

He said: “It seems ridiculous that our government can be elected and have complete domination in Parliament with less than 50 per cent of a vote nationally, and equally, in constituencies, that you can have people coming in on 40 per cent of the vote.”