When we come to consider which party to vote for, think not only of how feasible their manifestos are but, as importantly, the character and ethos of the party.
Like his party, Oliver Dowden was clueless when answering any questions at PMQ’s recently. Instead, he tried to dominate and belittle Labour’s questioners. Likewise, this continued with BBC’s Question Time where MP Jonny Mercer dismissed out of hand, the logical tried and tested assessments of the other panellists’ opinions.
The “no answer answers” routine is endemic in the Tory party. Perhaps they are under the delusion that if you spout the same rhetoric ad nauseam people will start to believe it’s true. In the interview on Laura Kuenssberg’s Sunday programme Rishi Sunak only answered his own questions and continually referred to his five mission statements.
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