Response to Julian Sturdy - letter received 7th November 2019
Today I received a letter from Julian Sturdy - our conservative MP. Any intelligent person able to google a little can spot the inconsistencies and half truths within,. About Brexit he says "We simply cannot afford any more dither and delay brought on by Labour and Lib Dems" I am not sure when Brexit became a Labour or LibDem project. It was the Conservative party that had a Manifesto promise to hold a referendum and handled ALL the negotiations with the EU. The naivety and failures of Cameron, May and Johnson over 3 and a half years simply cannot be blamed on the opposition. It was the Conservative ERG group and the DUP that prevented the government getting the Brexit bill through forcing May to resign. He promises 20,000 extra police officers. BBC Reality Check verdict: Under the Conservative and coalition governments, the number of police officers has fallen by somewhere between 19,000 and 22,000. One could argue that this is due to austerity measur...