Jeremy Hunt “has to go”, the Liberal Democrats’ deputy leader has said on the campaign trail in Surrey. Daisy Cooper visited Farncombe in the Godalming and Ash constituency on Wednesday, where her party has launched a push to claim a high-profile scalp in the General Election on Thursday July 4. The Conservative Chancellor has admitted he faces a “knife-edge” battle to win the new seat, created after a boundary review.
Ms Cooper said: “For too long, the Conservatives have been taking our country for granted. “They’re out of touch, they’re incompetent and people have had enough. “Right around our country and in swathes of the ‘blue wall’, people are telling us they’re working hard, they’re raising their families, they’re caring for their loved ones but they’re really struggling to make ends meet, and when they turn to our public services for help they suddenly find that everything is broken, and nothing works.
“So there are many parts of the country where Liberal Democrats are the best placed to beat the Conservatives, and we know that it’s time to get rid of this Conservative Government. “The Conservatives have to go. The Conservative Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has to go.
” Ms Cooper said she would “absolutely not” welcome the Chancellor into the Liberal Democrats’ ranks. “The fact of the matter is that Jeremy Hunt has endorsed the plans of Liz Truss,” she said. “He said that he’s been trying to pursue more of her policies.
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