Tory deputy chair dismissed sewage crisis as βpolitical footballβ
29 June 2024 at 05:00
Angela Richardson accuses campaigners against polluted water of putting Conservative MPs in danger
The Conservative party deputy chair Angela Richardson called the sewage crisis a βpolitical footballβ and claimed opposition parties and activists had put Tory MPs in physical danger by campaigning on the issue.
Richardson, who is standing for re-election in Guildford, where the River Wey was recently found to have 10 times the safe limit of E coli, also suggested the only reason people were talking about the problem was βbecause the Conservatives let everyone know it was happeningβ.
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