REDDITCH MP Karen Lumley recently swapped the Westminster corridors of power for a shift at the local chippy.

The MP visited Golden Carp Fish in Matchborough as part of British Food Fortnight, two weeks celebrating the fact Britain produces some of the best food and drink in the world.

The fortnight is also home to the Bring Home the Harvest campaign, which aims to rekindle the tradition of celebrating British food and the harvest across the nation; in homes, in the streets, in schools, churches, farms, hospitals, restaurants, pubs, shops and in community centres.

While at the shop Mrs Lumley served fish and chips to hungry lunchtime customers and chatted to staff.

She said: β€œIt was good to see the shop so busy. George Ellinas who owns The Golden Carp has been providing the people of Redditch with fish and chips for over 50 years, providing a huge service to the local community.”