This speech only confirmed Theresa May’s failure - Jon Trickett MP

[labourpress]

Jon Trickett MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, responding to Theresa May’s to Conservative Conference, said:

 “This was supposed to be the speech where Theresa May relaunched her flailing Premiership but it only confirmed her failure.

 “She admitted Britain faces great problems but all she has to offer are watered down versions of Labour’s ideas, reheated policies, and empty promises.

 “On housing there were warm words but nowhere near enough action, on tuition fees she talked of a “review” but failed to mention that the Tories trebled them to over £9,000 and on energy bills, she provided no clarity after months of confusion and u-turns. And there was nothing at all to deal with the crisis the Tories have created in the NHS, nor to deal with the fact that working people’s wages have flat-lined under the Tories.

  “Rather than apologising to her party, Theresa May should have taken the opportunity to apologise to the public for a record of failure for the many which has left Britain worse off.

  “Conference season has shown us that the Conservatives are yesterday’s party; Labour is setting the agenda. With bold, mainstream plans like scrapping tuition fees, building a million new homes and public ownership of the energy system, Labour is the only party who will deal with the challenges facing the country. We will build a Britain for the many not the few.”