Two Conservative councillors have defended their portrayal as “neighbours” in a General Election video for Julie Marson. The reels on Facebook featured Cllr Eric Buckmaster, a Tory member of Sawbridgeworth town, East Herts and Herts County Councils and Cllr Jonathan Kaye, a member of the county council for Ware South and a former member and chairman of East Herts Council. In the May 2023 local government elections, he was beaten by the Green Party in Ware Priory ward. In the promotional videos on social media, viewers are asked: “Why are your neighbours voting for Julie Marson and the Conserva…