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 "Rupert would make an excellent MP. The Commons needs men of principle, vision and integrity, who are prepared through courage and hard work to throw themselves into the battle to reverse Britain's decline under Labour."Philip Hollobone MP, MP for Kettering.  "As
a Member of Parliament in the East Midlands, I campaigned with you
several times during the European Elections and I believe you were a
credit and an asset to the team and would have made an excellent MEP
for the region. I understand that you are an experienced and long
standing campaigner who has put in many years of work for the
Conservatives."Patrick McLoughlin MP, MP for West Derbyshire Chief Whip in House of Commons  "The 2009 European Elections were a challenging campaign, dominated as they were by the issue of MPs expenses. Nevertheless, Rupert Matthews worked very hard as one of our Euro candidates in the East Midlands and he continued throughout to take the fight to our opponents, Labour, Lib Dem and UKIP alike."Mark Francois MP MP for Rainham Shadow Cabinet Minister for Europe. "Y  ou clearly worked very hard and effectively during the campaign and your efforts certainly deserved the reward of becoming an elected representative. I have no doubt that you will become an elected Conservative member either of the European Parliament or indeed our national Parliament, and I have no doubt that once elected you will fill the role with integrity, efficiency and effectiveness and will serve our party well. I look forward to the day."Brian Binley MP MP for Northampton South.  "Rupert was third on the list of Conservative Candidates for the 2009 European elections for the East Midlands. He was an impressively energetic candidate who undeniably worked very hard to promote the Conservative cause against a very difficult background."Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP MP for Charnwood  "Rupert has been an enthusiastic and active candidate, who is passionate and articulate about a wide range of local issues."John Hayes MP MP for South Holland and the Deepings  Rupert
is one of the best MEPs we never had. I suspect that Brussels' loss
will be Westminster's gain, and that a lucky constituency will snap up
this energetic patriot before someone else does.Dan Hannan MEP
 "Rupert brings a lot of energy and fun along with a true zeal for campaigning and is a real asset to any campaign team." Emma McClarkin MEP
"Rupert is a hard-working campaigner for the Conservative Party."
 "Rupert has been a tremendous asset to our East Midlands European Campaign. He is a very experienced campaigner with excellent professional writing and communication skills. Intelligent and knowledgeable on policy and a wide range of subjects, he is a talented speaker and enthusiastic fundraiser. Rupert is always willing, good-humoured and cheerful, and working with him has been a real pleasure."Linda Kirk Chairman, East Midlands Region  "Rupert Matthews is one of the hardest working Conservatives I know. He played a significant role in getting out the Conservative vote in Derbyshire in June 2009 and that in turn assisted us in taking control at the County Council for the first time in 28 years. His enthusiasm and willingness to get stuck in win him friends wherever he goes."County Cllr Andrew Lewer, Conservative Leader of Derbyshire County Council  "Rupert ran a great campaign and helped us enormously in Nottinghamshire. I have no doubt he will be an MEP or MP very soon, I just hope it’s in our patch so we can continue to benefit from his support.”County Cllr Kay Cutts, Conservative Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council  "Nobody will persuade me not to believe in Rupert's good will and big talent. A very good family man keen on history and clever interlocutor. Essentially, whatever any promising conservative politician should consist of. Definitely, one genuine friend of ours, Italian euro-realists".Gianluigi Premazzi Movimento Libero (Italian free market political party) "Without Rupert's hard work and ceaseless campaigning we would never have achieved the magnificent results against the LibDems that we did".
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“I have known and worked with Rupert for many years. He is a seasoned campaigner and an excellent speaker. As a candidate in the 2009 euro-election campaign he worked extremely hard, and only the concurrent rumpus in Westminster denied him the success he deserved.” 
"Rupert is a principled, hard working, family man with integrity and honesty. He would be an enormous asset to the local Conservative Party and fully represent the East Midlands in Europe. He would also be unafraid to face down the unelected and unaccountable Brussels Bureaucrats and demand the repatriation of our national sovereignty." 
"Having known Rupert for more than 15 years I know that he is a dedicated Conservative with a robust attitude to Europe." Chris Heaton Harris 
"Rupert
Matthews is one to watch. This man is a seriously good speaker, has
wider interests and is three dimensional. I wish him all luck and recommend him to any association that wants to have a
cracking good sell out event!"
“Your well thought out and prepared pamphlet spells out a robust but common sense approach to the Euro Campaign 2009.” 
"Rupert
Matthews would be an outstanding addition to the British Conservative
team ... defending the sovereignty of the United
Kingdom." - Nirj Deva MEP