Govt blames Reform UK votes for disappointing election results
It’s disappointing to lose a single Conservative, councillor, mayor, police and crime commissioner because they all work so hard for their local communities. I think we’ve seen generally a fairly low turn out across the board. Obviously hasn’t been the results that we would hope for, but nor is it particularly been results that that the opposition party would hope for. They didn’t win Harlow that Keir Starmer was saying on Wednesday of this week they need to win. They didn’t win Teesside One of the things we’ve seen is, is the vote for reform has helped opposition parties. It’s meant that Labour have found it easier to be elected and there’s a very clear lesson. As we go into the general election that a vote for reform is more likely to see Keir Starmer elected, put in #10. With his policy of an amnesty for illegal migration and an inability to fund the increase in defence spending that we believe as Conservatives this country needs and needs very difficult times. We’ve got a limited number of months and a big opportunity at the next general election. These results don’t show any real appetite for Keir Starmer personally or for Labour. I think many, many people stayed at home because they know. That he either isn’t trustworthy. He was the man that was trying to put Jeremy Corbyn into #10 only at the last general election. And we’ve got really good plans and those plans are starting to work and we need the space and the time to be able to take those to the electorate.