For Rishi Sunak, the timing could not be worse, coming just weeks before local elections dominated by district councils that are key targets for the Lib Dems.īuried in the Budget was the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that house prices would fall by 10 per cent this year. New House of Commons Library research shows that Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Sussex and other true blue areas have the highest numbers of households coming off fixed rate mortgages next month.Īccording to some anecdotes, the new mortgage bills have increased by more than £400 a month, a hit to incomes that dwarfs even energy bill hikes and threatens to blow up the bedrock of Tory support. The mortgage crisis is a mess of the Government's own making Read Moreīut most toxic of all for the Tories has been the mortgage misery inflicted on thousands of homeowners in the South East. Davey, who has been visiting so many rivers he’s had to buy a new pair of wellingtons, will next week meet dog walkers in Eastbourne who are worried about their terriers swimming in sewage. The Lib Dems are also targeting dozens of Parliamentary seats in the South that have suffered from raw sewage being pumped into rivers and along coastlines. ![]() Such “Surrey shufflers” are as potent as the “grey vote” itself. Lack of GP access is “a humungous issue” on the doorstep, party insiders say, particularly given that many commuter belt areas have seen their populations swell in size with younger, more liberal voters looking for cheaper family housing outside London. ![]() The venues he’ll visit also reflect the Lib Dem campaign themes: GP surgeries, hospitals and sewage. Following the “so bad it’s good” philosophy that the more cringeworthy the stunt the more likely it is to go viral online, England’s third-largest party is certainly unabashed about bashing home its message that it is the best vehicle for bulldozing the Conservatives out of their traditional heartlands.ĭavey has the most packed schedule of any of the party leaders, with 28 separate visits planned between now and 4 May, the majority of them in the home counties.
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