The list of candidates planning to fight the next general election on the Isle of Wight is growing, with the announcement of a representative for Reform UK.

Landlady Sarah Morris, from Shanklin, is a former hotelier and post-office owner.

She said her experience as a PTA member have helped her see 'firsthand, the issues schools are facing' while her time in the Post Office gave her 'an insight into the lives of our pensioners, business owners and their finances.'

She said: "We need to make work pay, to ensure the future is a good one for our children. We need reform in every aspect of the UK."

Sarah Morris will stand in the newly-created Isle of Wight East constituency, which includes Ryde, Shanklin and Sandown.

Also confirmed to be in the running for the same area are former Isle of Wight Conservative leader Joe Robertson; Green Party parliamentary candidate, Vix Lowthion; and Cllr Michael Lilley, for the Liberal Democrats.

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For the Isle of Wight East, the Labour party has yet to announce a candidate.

Meanwhile, in Isle of Wight West, parliamentary candidates officially named so far are: Sitting Conservative MP, Bob Seely; Green Party candidate, Cameron Palin and Liberal Democrat, Nick Stuart.

Labour's Richard Quigley have announced their intention to stand subject to the formal selection process.