Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden, who has been confirmed as the party’s candidate in Basildon and Billericay, in Essex, has been questioned about the seat by Sky’s chief political correspondent Jon Craig.
Local Conservatives raised the possibility of challenging his selection, after he was the only person shortlisted for the seat by the party.
Jon asked him about the decision, saying it was "anti-democratic" but he refused to give a straight answer about the situation.
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