CANDIDATES hoping to be the next MP for the Cotswolds will face questions from the public at a hustings debate on Thursday, April 23.

All five candidates – Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con), Paul Hodgkinson (LD), Manjinder Kang (Lab), Chris Harlow (Ukip) and Penny Burgess (Green) – will take part in the Question Time style event at the Sundial Theatre at Cirencester College.

Residents from across the Cotswolds are invited to attend the event, which is organised by the Standard and Churches Together in Cirencester.

Tickets are free and can be collected from the Standard's office at 74 Dyer Street, Cirencester. The hustings starts at 6.30pm, with doors opening at 6pm.