JULIE ELLIOTT: The country is tired of Conservative chaos - we need a General Election
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The Conservative Party is spending more time arguing between itself than doing its job of running the country.
Most recently, we have seen the former Prime Minister Liz Truss, fresh from destroying the UK economy, going over to the US to talk Britain down and blame everyone else but herself for the hundreds she added to everyone’s mortgages each month.
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Hide AdWe also saw the former Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party mired in scandal, refusing to apologise, another suspended by the House for breaking lobbying rules - the Conservatives yet again bring standards in public life down, and in the absence of a Government that cares, it is working people that suffer.
Here in Sunderland, where we have exciting plans for a state-of-the-art film studio, we have a Conservative councillor saying that it is ‘simply unreasonable’ for the Government to invest in the project.
This is a project that will bring thousands of much-needed jobs to the area. It is a project that will harness incredible local talent, that will provide opportunities for local people, and will provide new learning and training opportunities for our young people to engage in an exciting industry.
To have a local Conservative councillor saying that it is ‘simply unreasonable’ for the Government to get behind this project is absurd – this is the future of the city we are talking about.
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Hide AdI have been backing this project since day one – that is why I wrote to the Chancellor recently, with the backing of MPs from across the North East, to urge him to back this project and the wonderful benefits it brings.
I want what is best for Sunderland – it is clear the local Conservatives do not.
The current litany of Conservative scandals are just new additions to the already long list of crises; from the Boris Johnson lockdown parties to the Liz Truss economic mess, and the current out-of-touch Prime Minister, this country needs a Labour Government more than ever.
They should call a General Election, and let us vote for one.