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Hopes for stability but question of 'where has our democracy gone?' as Rishi Sunak named new Prime Minister




Rob Cook, of the South Holland and the Deepings Labour Party, was left asking ‘where has our democracy gone?’ after Rishi Sunak became the third Prime Minister this year.

“Labour would firstly like to congratulate Rishi Sunak on becoming the UKs first British Asian PM,” Mr Cook said.

“The big question from the Labour Party and the public is, ‘where has our democracy gone?’

“We are on our third PM in six months, each one voted for by less and less of the population.

“We've got to the point now where the Conservative members don't even get a vote, just a few hundred MPs.

“Rishi Sunak was elected by roughly 0.0007% of the population, is that democracy?”

Mr Cook also questioned whether two leadership races has helped the people of the UK in recent weeks.

He added: “Putting that to one side, we've had six months of chaos, three PMs, four chancellors and cabinet reshuffles on what felt like a daily basis.

“In that time we've seen people's energy bills increase, mortgage and rent payments increase, inflation and interest rates increase, the Bank of England having to step in to stop pension funds crashing, national debt repayments increase,all whilst people's wages going down.

“Neither of the last two PMs have had a plan and we haven't heard anything from Sunak about his plan.

“That's why Labour have been calling for a General Election, firstly to restore democracy and secondly to give the public a chance to vote for a Labour government.

“A Labour government who has a plan.

“Labour would've reduced energy bills with a windfall tax on record profits , not making the public to pay. Labour would introduce energy security with a publicly owned GB Energy. Green energy projects helping to creating one million jobs.

“This country deserves a party who has plan for them, not more chaos.”

South Holland District Council’s leader of the opposition Robert Gibson hopes the arrival of Rishi Sunak at Number 10 will ‘bring stability’ to the country.

With the Conservative party polling poorly, many rivals are calling for a general election.

But Mr Gibson, an independent councillor, believes the people must come first.

“I hope he can bring stability to this country,” he said.

“People are worried. Food bank usage is going up, mortgages are going and and the cost of living is going up.

“People are worried about their gas and electricity bills and the last thing people wanted was another leadership race.”

Mr Gibson added he felt it having the first Hindu Prime Minister was ‘fantastic for this country’, but was scathing about the manner of Mr Sunak’s rise to PM.

He added: “It’s been a strange few weeks and months for this country with the changes in Prime Minster and Chancellor.

“It’s not having a fantastic effect on the country, which has been shrouded in bad times.

“It’s not been good for residents with mortgages going up and the cost of living crisis, and the Conservative party have brought this on themselves.”



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