MHK's plea for people to engage with politics

Wednesday, 30 September 2015 00:00

People need to engage in national political issues ahead of the 2016 General Election.

That's the message from MHK Chris Robertshaw - who spoke out at a Positive Action Group meeting in Douglas earlier this week.

It gave the public a chance to quiz the former minister on his attempt to reform government.

Mr Robertshaw explains why he wanted to be there:

He says he'll be taking the same issues to residents in Ramsey:

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