‘I escaped North Korea, now I’m standing to be a councillor in Stockport
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It’s local election season and that means a near endless amount of leaflets, promises, and door knocks as political parties fight for control of councils on May 7.
Stockport is no exception and this year the race is set to be tighter than ever, with several parties vying for seats in the council chamber.
But one election leaflet in Stockport has been raising eyebrows the last few weeks. It simply reads: ‘From North Korea to Heatons North’.
The man behind the leaflet is Timothy Cho, who escaped from North Korea twice and eventually moved to this corner of the world.
Timothy offered to share his story ahead of the local election next week.
He doesn’t give his exact age, but says he is around 37.
He’s standing as the Conservative Party candidate in the Heatons North ward, a suburb north of Stockport town centre.
Timothy was born in the northernmost part of North Korea in a province called Hamgyong.
He grew up in the town of Onsung, which is about a 20-minute walk from the border with China.
North Korea is ruled by Kim Jong Un.
“We were very deeply brainwashed from the time we started to walk,” Timothy explains.
“Even at nursery, before we ate we were giving thanks to the Kim family for giving us food.
“We regarded him as our God. When the first Kim died, I was seven, and I cried terribly. I thought God had died.”
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