Rishi Sunak caught lying about Tory achievements in local government?
Rishi Sunak in Parliament: he should check his facts before speaking – or was he just sneaking out a lie and hoping we wouldn’t notice?
Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak seems to have over-emphasized his party’s achievements in local government, as This Writer pointed out in a tweet:
A Tory backbencher puts down a non-Tory council as a "rag-tag bag" of independents and greens. #RishiSunak says Tories keep down council tax and provide public services but this is not true. Look at Guildford! #PoliticsLive #PMQs
— Mike Sivier (@MidWalesMike) April 19, 2023
I mentioned Guildford because the situation there was highlighted on Twitter recently, as follows:
Tory Guildford Council raised Council Tax by max amount possible, pay its chief executive (who it calls managing director) £607K & has £32m in reserve.
But it still cut services with public toilet closures, Citizens' Advice grant cuts & a day care centre was closed.
Tories huh?
— Gyll King Post Skip Diplomacy (@GyllKing) April 19, 2023
So in this local government area, the Tories have increased council tax to the limit and have been cutting services – the exact opposite of the claim in Prime Minister’s Questions.
What’s the situation in your local government area?
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Our local Kent County Council (Tory) is possibly heading to go bust, so yeah they really do well