A COUNCILLOR who has, for years, both as a journalist and as a councillor, called for justice and transparency over the investments made by Thurrock Council that caused then to go bust has issued a statement after the mater was discussed at Prime Minister’s Question Time.
Neil Speight said: “As usual, a leading politician ignores a question in favour of rhetoric and self-interest. Sir Keir Starmer’s response today was shameful.
And he is letting down his own supporters.
Labour councillors in Thurrock, on behalf of their residents, have twice unanimously called for a public inquiry.
Residents, in their thousands, have called for it.
Even Conservative councillors, embarrassed by what happened, have called for it.
Labour councillors mocked and catcalled the Conservatives when they rejected an inquiry.
If Labour’s parliamentary mandarins formally reject the outcome of my recent motion when it arrives on the minister’s desk, I will expect each and every one of Thurrock’s Labour councillors to apologise personally to their residents and to condemn their own party.
To do anything else will be hypocritical and a travesty of democracy.
Many of them were elected in May on a platform of openness, honesty and transparency.
“Their leader seems minded to kick that can down the road – and kick to people of Thurrock in the teeth to boot! “
