Former Island journalist standing in UK general election

Simon Jupp (34) is contesting the East Devon seat close to his home city of Plymouth. Mr Jupp was a broadcast journalist and presenter with BBC Radio Jersey between 2010 and 2013.

He returned to the Island in 2017 and was news editor for ITV Channel Television for a year. After finishing his second stint in Jersey, Mr Jupp joined the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and worked as a special advisor to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.

East Devon has returned a Conservative MP since the constituency was formed in 1997. Outgoing MP Sir Hugo Swire was first elected in 2001 and had a majority of just over 8,000 in the most recent general election in 2017.