York voices divided following Prime Minister’s resignation

I remind our central MP of her words at the time: “With the Conservative Party so divided and at war with itself, it is too late for a new Prime Minister, we need a new Government.”

Well exactly that same situation exists today; only more so. It is not just the Labour Party that is divided and at war with itself but the whole country is in turmoil and changing the captain of a sinking ship isn’t going to keep it afloat.

If Ms Maskell thinks Labour is doing a good job then she has no fear of a General Election or the distinct possibility of losing her safe seat.

But I won’t be holding my breath waiting for Rachael Maskell to demonstrate any consistency.

Matthew Laverack

Lord Mayors Walk

York

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Absolute tripe…

Why, oh why, has it taken so long for you to finally realise that as Prime Minister you have been absolute tripe? And that is not an insult to tripe because it isn’t that bad, so apologies to tripe and tripe lovers for that.

M Horsman

Moorland Road

York

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Starmer a disaster

Listening to Starmer giving his resignation speech outside No. 10 Downing Steet I didn’t realise we were all living in a country which, under his leadership, was achieving greatness in all aspects of life.

In reality, he leaves office having been an utter disaster, a shocking Prime Minister, nothing more than a committed fantasist.

Peter Rickaby

Moat Way

Brayton

North Yorkshire

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Starmer goes

Usually, when a PM announces they are leaving Downing Street, they actually leave Downing Street. Starmer has created such chaos, the King would not know whether to summon the awful David Lammy or the excellent Lucy Powell or the unfortunate Bell Ribeiro-Addy to form an interim government – if Starmer did actually leave.

As Starmer stays on and spends the summer stuffing the House of Lords with more unworthy appointments, you have to say the manner of his going is quite like everything he has done in office. He has eventually had to abandon the self serving policies Jenny Chapman and Alan Milburn have encouraged him to promote and turn to the Lib Dem policy on just about everything – as more compassionate, more sensible, more practical & less costly.

Starmer announced he was abolishing Police and Crime Commissioners. That is a Lib Dem policy. The Commissoners are still in office. For that reason and that reason only Andy Burnham is now forced to resign as Manchester Mayor, causing a by-election.

Starmer’s current defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, was both an MP and a Metro Mayor simultaneously for many years.

Nigel Boddy

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Thank you

To the lovely lady who came to my help when I fell in Carr Lane on Wednesday 17 June, your care and kindness was much appreciated. Thank you.

M Hill

Priors Walk

York

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