Our local MP Esther McVey, who has backed the former London mayor in the Conservative party leadership race, was quick to congratulate Boris Johnson who will shortly become Britain's next prime minister, having beating rival candidate Jeremy Hunt.
Tatton MP Esther McVey said: "This is wonderful news and I congratulate Boris. It was a much needed decisive victory that will enable our new Prime Minister to unite the country, deliver Brexit and shape a path to prosperity which every person can be part of. Let us all come together, proud of who we are and what we have to offer and know our greatest days lie ahead.
"I backed Boris in the campaign as I believe he will deliver on issues that are important to my constituents and the North. I have had many conversations with Boris in recent weeks about issues including infrastructure, policing and education and I have been clear he needs to act and deliver what matters to people.
"It is vital the North gets the attention it deserves so we can continue to grow our local economy and create more jobs and opportunities for everyone. He is passionate, as I am about infrastructure and local services and that money is not wasted on projects like HS2 and I will keep pushing for action to ensure the concerns of the Tatton constituency are heard as he takes up office."
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Esther is a good M.P. and Boris may just be the one to kick-start the Country.
For goodness sake, get behind those who are trying to advance away from the recent poor times; if you/we all pull together then we may yet do well.
Let us at least try?
They got us into this mess, and Corbyn's on-the-fence tactics haven't helped apply the necessary pressure.
We can't go on with all this totally horrible negative attitude - what good does it do, apart from polarise people. We need to think more positively and not be so negative. In my view -Boris has the aptitude and attitude to get the job done. Give him a chance. One thing we do know, he will not dance to the tune of the EU, as Maybot has done. We can only hope that a change at the top will work.
However, please, the current situation is largely of his making. The divisions were exacerbated by Johnson’s and the Leave campaign’s lies and behaviour. So he may be positive (and fun and whatever other zany characteristics he’s praised for having which are not actually part of being a good leader) but he’s only trying to reverse a situation of his making. And the country did not vote to leave the EU, 30% of registered voters did. And whether out of loyalty to Osborne or not, Alderley Edge actually voted to remain.
Johnson’s biggest task now, beyond Brexit, is uniting a wildly divided nation, with people on both sides of the argument who feel equally strongly in their views.
What makes me laugh / cry is that women’s voices have been dismissed for centuries because women are “too emotional” to talk sense. Yet every day we are forced to listen to angry [emotional], illogical ranters who feel entitled to be heard and accepted by everyone. Worse still, some might be leading the country.
1. you write above of '... Leave compaigns lies and behaviour.' but neglect to mention the Project Fear's lies and behaviour. A tad one-sided?
2. you write above of '... the country did not vote to leave the E.U., 32% of registered voters did.' Is your version of democrace such that the only vote that counts is when 51% of the population vote for/against something? In which case we'll have to have another vote 'cos I doubt that many M.Ps were voted for by 51% on their constituants!