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Conservative party members are being put under pressure to pull support for Jack Lopresti MP ahead of the upcoming general election.

In a letter shown exclusively to the Bristol Post, members of the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency are being called to a meeting to vote on the future of the 47-year-old.

The anonymous sender is asking members to vote against selecting Mr Lopresti as the Conservative candidate in favour of other unspecified runners for the election on June 8.

It is not clear if there is any one specific issue which has prompted the letter, but one source said Mr Lopresti had been running the constituency “like a mafia fiefdom”.

While all Conservative MPs and candidates will have to go through a formal selection process, this letter is unusual in its call to vote against the incumbent.

It states: “There are many of us who feel very strongly that Mr Lopresti is not representing our constituency in a very good way.

“Locally there are several excellent people who are already on the Conservative Campaign HQ approved candidate list and would love to have this opportunity to represent us.

“We feel that one of these people should be given a chance.”

Mr Lopresti has held the Filton and Bradley Stoke seat since it was created in 2010.

The former Army Reserve caught headlines in late 2015 after it was revealed he was having an affair with fellow MP Andrea Jenkyns.

Mr Lopresti has since divorced his former wife and is now engaged to Ms Jenkyns. The pair welcomed their first child together last month.

It is estimated there are 90 members of the Conservative party who will be eligible to vote at the meeting on Friday.

Mr Lopresti replied saying he hoped to be re-endorsed by the local association this week.

“It is a tremendous honour and privilege to serve and represent the people of Filton and Bradley Stoke," said the ex-Bristol City councillor.

"All Conservative sitting Members of Parliament, at every election, have to be formally re-adopted.

"I am pleased to say that I have put my name forward and local party members will now decide.”