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As PM Sunak was getting Soaked
The press was not

[Crimson Dynamo]

SIR – I am one of those disillusioned Tory voters discussed in previous letters (May 24). I finally cancelled my membership when Rishi Sunak was forced upon us by MPs. The disdain shown for the party membership was the final straw.

What now? As I am blessed to live in a democracy in this increasingly autocratic world, I feel bound to vote, and I will. But for whom? I believe the rot set into the Conservative Party when David Cameron was elected leader over David Davis. I remember the conference that year, and my disbelief that members had been beguiled by the prospect of having found their own Tony Blair. Indeed they had, though not in the way they imagined. (It is indicative of the persistence of the rot that Lord Cameron – having predictably been ennobled – was brought back by the current Prime Minister.) Boris Johnson, however, was the biggest disappointment. His betrayal of one Conservative principle after another was eye-opening.

Labour under Sir Keir Starmer is, for me, a non-starter – a bad joke. Quite apart from Sir Keir’s past support for Jeremy Corbyn and his lack of consistent policies, why would I vote for a party whose deputy leader called me “scum”? I like the direction of Reform UK, but it will struggle to win even a handful of seats, if any. This would be a vote on principle – though, in practical terms, wasted.

If the Tory party as currently composed won by even a tiny majority, I would have to brace myself for the delusional arrogance of the One Nation “wets”. Nevertheless, I may have to pinch my nose and vote Conservative. I hate to reward 14 years of Tory lies and betrayal, yet the words of Lord Frost (Commentary, May 23) and other correspondents ring in my head, with their warnings of what Labour might do. What a dismal prospect.

Major Nigel Price (retd)
Wilmslow, Cheshire

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Sunak - Too Late
to start Army for all UK 18 year olds
you missed that you fool.

BBC News Text:
[Rishi Sunak has pledged to re-introduce
compulsory national service if it returns to power
in July's general election.
The story features on the front of the
Sunday Express and says every 18-year-old
would either have to serve full time
for one year in the armed forces,
or volunteer in their communities
for one weekend each month.]

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BBC News Text:
[The latest on the general election campaign trail,
Labour's shadow chancellor
accuses Conservatives of making unfunded financial
commitments after calling a snap election.
Speaking to the paper Rachel Reeves said
the Tories’ tax pledges were reminiscent of
Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget.]

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Labour will do the Sunak Smoking ban

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On Radio now

Adam Boulton : Times Radio Free online and DAB

Lewis Goodall : LBC

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On a separate note; does Reeves have the worst voice in politics?

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Labour and tories aren't the same...

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[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by arista

That guy has good taste in Ice Cream.

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[Labour and tories aren't the same...]


Of course Slim
but down the road
Labour can change all this

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whenever you see James Cleverly being sent to media outlets to explain the government position on a topic, you know the game is up. Does anyone remember him being shoved out when Boris and Liz got the boot?

All the other tories would be saying you want me to go on the news and explain that? £$%$ off

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All Labour MP's
keep saying The Conservatives are Fast & Loose

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