Footage of Rishi sunak boasting about “undoing”Funding for measures “deprived urban areas”His renewed leadership bid has brought him back to prominence.
Exclusively by The New Statesman,Sunak, seen addressing Tories at Royal Tunbridge Wells (Kent) on July 29, and saying things like it “deserve”More cash.
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He said:
“I managed to start changing the funding formulas, to make sure areas that like this are getting the funding that they deserve because we inherited a bunch of formulas from Labour that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone.
“I began the work of undoing it.”
Tunbridge Wells is a Kent constituency with a Conservative majority of 14.645. It has been held by the party ever since it was created in 1974. It is expected to be in 2020. was rankedAccording to government figures, Kent is the least deprived county in the Multiple Deprivation Index
The footage was widely condemned at the time. Lisa Nandy, Labour’s shadow levelling up secretary, stated: “This is scandalous. Rishi Sunak is openly boasting that he fixed the rules to funnel taxpayers’ money to rich Tory shires.
“This is our money. This money should be used fairly and where it is most needed, not as a bribe for Tory members.
“Talk about showing your true colours…”
Lord Zac Goldsmith stated: “This is one of the weirdest – and dumbest – things I’ve ever heard from a politician.”
Now that Liz Truss is gone, it seems like Sunak could be the next prime minister. Given the support he gets from his MPs. The video is now resurfacing on social media with people condemning his comments.
At the time, Sunak’s campaign defended the video.
“Levelling up isn’t just about city centres, it’s also about towns and rural areas all over the country that need help too. That’s what he changed in the green book and he will follow though as prime minister,”A spokesperson stated .
“Travelling around the country, he’s seen non-metropolitan areas that need better bus services, faster broadband or high quality schools. That’s what he’ll deliver as prime minister.”
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