Edited sentence: Announcing his intention to stand, Dave said: "Red Tories, Blue Tories or Yellow Tories carrying out policies against the interests of the working class majority cannot expect to be unchallenged at the ballot box".During his time as the MP for Coventry South East, Dave was known for taking an ordinary worker's wage, giving away over half of an MP's bloated salary - currently £82,000 a year - to trade unionists and working class campaigners fighting to defend their livelihoods and communities.On 27 January, Former Labour MP Dave Nellist announced his candidacy