Lucy Frazer visited the rugby club with Hendon Conservative candidate Ameet Jogia

Culture secretary Lucy Frazer with Hendon Conservative candidate Ameet Jogia — Culture secretary Lucy Frazer with Ameet Jogia at Stone X Stadium (Credit – Ameet Jogia for Hendon)

A cabinet minister has praised her party’s candidate for his championing of local sports and education during a visit to Hendon last week.

Culture, media and sport secretary Lucy Frazer visited Saracens Stone X Stadium and Saracens High School with Conservative candidate Ameet Jogia.

They were welcomed by Saracens CEO Lucy Wray and Keiron Crombie, the head of the Saracens Foundation, and given a tour of the facilities.

Frazer talked about the importance of sports in local communities and highlighted the government’s push for equal access to PE in schools for boys and girls.

Jogia praised the school for its support for children from disadvantaged backgrounds – and noted the collaboration between the school and the local community in Hendon.

Following the visit Frazer said: “”As a local candidate Ameet is a real champion for Hendon and all it has to offer, showing me the importance of the Stone X stadium and all of the work that Saracens do in the community.

“It was brilliant to join him today and see the opportunities that Saracens High School are providing to their students, alongside the fantastic facilities available at the stadium”

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