This is a significant result, and I want to start by congratulating @DLumsden_MSP on becoming the new Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South and the newest Conservative MP!
Makerfield was about one man’s job.
Aberdeen South was about thousands of jobs in oil and gas across our country and the future of an entire city.
Yesterday, the people of Aberdeen sent a message on behalf of the whole country. Energy security is national security. They know it is common sense to use our own oil and gas rather than importing it from overseas. They know it is madness to make ourselves poorer, weaker and more dependent at a time when even the government’s own intelligence says we are under threat. The first duty of any government is to keep its people safe. The Conservative Party will always put Britain’s security first.
What makes this result particularly significant is that many people who voted Conservative today have never voted Conservative before. I want to thank every one of them.
Many will have voted for us because they care deeply about Aberdeen and its future. Many will have voted for us because they are sick of the SNP’s shenanigans. Others because they are worried about what Labour’s policies mean for their jobs and livelihoods. Many voted for us because they wanted a strong local champion.
Douglas is that champion. He has lived in Aberdeen all his life. He spent two decades working in the oil and gas industry. He knows this city, he knows its people, and throughout this campaign he brought energy, optimism and a genuine belief in Aberdeen’s future. Wherever he went, he had a smile on his face and a positive message about what this great city can achieve.
The Conservative Party is working to earn the trust of the country again. I am grateful and humbled that Aberdeen looked at the choice before them and decided that the Conservative Party was the party that would fight for families, workers and business.
Thank you, Aberdeen. I will never stop fighting for you. Douglas will never stop fighting for you.
The Conservative Party will keep fighting for common sense, a stronger economy and a stronger country.
Haha let’s all laugh at @RishiSunak
You couldn’t have been more wrong about this if you tired.
You told us our tax would rise by £2,000.
You were wrong.
You were like 100% off target with this one.
Reports today suggest @RachelReevesMP policy have led to a raise of £4,000 per household;
https://t.co/Ea0sYOnb5e
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Years of hard work by Anglesey’s previous Conservative MP Virginia Crosbie have paid off. Laughable to see Plaid Cymru separatists trying to claim credit. The separatists are anti-nuclear. In their last manifesto, they OPPOSED the development of new sites for nuclear powers stations. Unlike Plaid, Virginia is clearly and unambiguously committed to the project. Chalk and cheese.
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🔵 🎉 Congratulations to Richard Griffiths on winning the Abergavenny Town Council by-election.
💪🏴 Welsh Conservatives with 59% of the vote.
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If true, signalling plans to raise income tax tells investors and workers alike that this government has no credible plan for growth. Britain needs a pro-enterprise strategy, not more tax on work.