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“I’ve been incredibly lucky: a strong family, a good education, and a career I am passionate about. I’ve lived in Suffolk — and now Ipswich — all my life, and that is why I want to serve the people of Ipswich.
“Ipswich people want a representative who shares their aspirations and really cares about their town. The town is growing, but we are all aware of its problems: the hospital where my family has been treated is under threat; the roads and trains we all use can’t cope; and I - like everyone else - feel increasingly unsafe at night.
“So that’s why I'm standing: I want to be your MP. I want to fight for you both here in Ipswich and down in Westminster.”
Ben is thirty-one and has lived in Suffolk all his life. After studying at Cambridge University, Ben ran a small engineering firm. He now runs a business that helps companies make a positive impact on society. He recently wrote a history book and now it’s finished, he has a little more time for his passions: music, travelling and discovering Suffolk pubs with his friends.
He lives in Ipswich, not far from Portman Road, and London, where his company is based. He is a fund-raiser for a charity that helps ex-prisoners go to university.
Ben has been the Conservative candidate for Ipswich since August 2007 and already he has made his presence felt.
From winning a reprieve for Fore Street Post Office to fighting against cuts to Ipswich Hospital, Ben has shown what he could achieve as the Town’s MP.
For more on Ben’s record, click here.
Ben in the Pub
3rd February 2010
Ben in the Pub
27th January 2010
Ben in the Pub
25th November 2009
5th February 2010
New blog: Nuneaton link comes closer http://bengummer.com/b259
4th January 2010
Conservatives in talks to modernise Ipswich Bues
Conservative-led Ipswich Borough Council is in talks with the leading bus company, Go-Ahead, to improve Ipswich Buses.
The involvement of Go-Ahead which has a policy of local management and local identity for its bus routes would bring greater commercial expertise and buying power to Ipswich Buses.
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4th October 2009
Ben's investigation reveals over £220,000 paid out in compensation by Suffolk PCT
“£220,000 is a huge amount of money which could make a real difference to frontline care – it could, for example, pay for over 5,000 breast cancer mammograms.”
Ben Gummer, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Ipswich, has today released figures, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which reveal that Suffolk Primary Care Trust has paid out in excess of £220,000 in compensation to patients and staff since April 2007.
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