HE is more used to asking questions in the House of Commons, but Burton’s MP has now uttered the most important four-word statement he may ever make – ‘will you marry me?’.
Andrew Griffiths struggled to contain his delight after he revealed how he got down on one knee and popped the question to his Burton-born girlfriend Kate Kniveton.
The pair first met in 2006 when Mr Griffiths was named as Burton’s parliamentary candidate for the Tories in the run-up to the 2010 election.
The pair, both 42, hit it off straight away and after courting for a number of years, the town’s beer-loving MP ‘shocked’ his belle by pulling a sparkler out of his pocket and asking her to be Mrs Griffiths.
He said: “I was very traditional and got down on one knee. Even I have to admit that it was quite romantic.
“I think Kate was very shocked and delighted at the same time – she said ‘yes’ straight away and I even managed to get the size of the ring exactly right.
“We celebrated the only way that you should toast a special occasion, with a nice pint of Burton beer.
“We met when I was first selected as a candidate in the town and during the election campaign got to know each other and then this turned into a relationship and years down the line here we are – engaged.
“I think Kate was very surprised at the fact that I turned out to be an old romantic at heart.
“As soon as the dust settles, we will turn our focus on planning the wedding – we both can’t wait.”
Miss Kniveton, whose parents live in Anslow, revealed how the night unfolded when her other half popped the question.
She said: “We were having a quiet night in and then all of a sudden he got down on one knee and asked the question.
“I was over the moon and said ‘yes’ straight away.
“I am a Burton girl and have been all my life and when Andrew proposed it was one of the happiest days of my life so far.”
