'When the country is stuck in a rut, do we just keep digging or try something new?'
When Conservative MP Mark Logan quit the party to throw his support behind Labour at the upcoming general election, it sent out a clear message. After 14 years of Tory rule, even the most diehard blues had had enough.
Mr Logan made headlines when, in an interview with the BBC, he announced he would not be seeking re-election, claiming the Tory party was 'now unrecognisable' from the one he joined. Instead he would instead be backing Labour on July 4. She believes Mr Farage's party has the answers when it comes to tackling illegal immigration, fixing the NHS and supporting older people.
"It would teach them something. My husband was in the army for two years and said it was the worst two years of his life, but it was good for him." As well as part of Bolton town centre, the seat includes the traditionally Labour-voting wards of Breightmet, Crompton, Halliwell, and Tonge with the Haulgh, as well as the Conservative heartlands of Bromley Cross, Bradshaw and Astley Bridge. New constituency boundaries will also see some of Little Lever and Darcy Lever added to Bolton North East.
She said she sees Mr Sunak as a 'posh boy', adding: "He needs to go. Maybe if we all travelled first class everywhere, we might be able to be blasé about things. Not everyone is in that position." "We slag them off, but if kids had something to do they probably would not be getting involved in half the things they are. It never used to be like this. Little Lever used to be somewhere that was really nice and people wanted to live here. Now people want to get out. That's not all down to the Conservatives, but it's definitely gone down the pan."
"It's not been held to Conservative values," the 77-year-old said. "For the first time, I'm totally undecided." Mr Wakefield said he is unhappy about having to pay income tax on his pension, and is also worried about the state of the NHS and illegal immigration. "Things are terrible nowadays," the 71-year-old explained. "Everything is going up pricewise, there are no jobs, inflation is killing you and the cost of living is just too high.
Its boarded-up stores are a far cry from the bustling high street that many Boltonians remember. For decades, shoppers travelled from far and wide to visit Bolton town centre - home to iconic stores such as Whitakers department store and Prestons of Bolton jewellers - known to many as the ‘Diamond Centre of the North'.
"We had family in hospital and we could not see them, and they were all partying," said the 60-year-old, from Tonge Moor. "It's one rule for them and one for us. I just think we need a complete break from Conservatives and Labour."
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