TAXPAYER CASH WASTED AFTER £33M
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RISHI Sunak is today accused of wasting more than £33million of taxpayer cash by chickening out of calling an election in May.
The Prime Minister still refuses to say when he will go to the polls but has ruled out May 2 – the same day as local elections.
Doing both votes at the same time would save the country around £33.2m, according to our analysis of previous election costs – which is enough to cover the annual salary of 100 nurses.
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said yesterday: “Rishi Sunak has chickened out of a General Election this May and it’s going to cost taxpayers dearly. After 14 years of Tory failure, the public has the right to expect an election in May. The longer this Tory chaos goes on, the more it will cost working people and our public services.”
And this is not the first time our money has gone down the poll hole under this Government. The byelections to replace Tory MPS who have quit since 2019 have cost the nation more than £4million.
Meanwhile, the beleaguered PM faced fresh moves to oust him after another disastrous week.
Ms Rayner added: “While the NHS, schools and transport crumble on the Tories’ watch, Rishi Sunak’s weakness means we are locked in a never-ending spiral of chaos, waste and higher taxes.
“Nothing will change without a change of Government.” General elections held on the same day as local ones