NEW MP Jesse Norman held an informal meeting with constituents in the garden of Wilton Court Hotel on the afternoon of Friday July 2nd.

Two dozen people attended the event, sampling white wine and canapés and putting questions to their MP.

Norman shared parliamentary anecdotes, talked about his working day, and explained some of the ways the coalition government would be different from the last one.

He told the Gazette's reporter that the event was a trial run for a more relaxed meeting format, to be held as an adjunct to traditional surgeries.