York’s Labour MP Rachael Maskell today blasted the ‘arrogant and undemocratic’ appointment of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s new Prime Minister.
But Mr Sunak has ruled out calling a General Election to try to secure his own mandate.
Ms Maskell, the MP for York Central, said: “The coronation of Rishi Sunak MP as the UK’s next Prime Minister by just under 200 MPs is quite astounding.
“It is the people of our country who should decide who they want to see as in Number 10. It is arrogant and undemocratic if the Tory Party don’t now call a General Election.
“It was Mr Sunak who announced, in his last leadership bid, how he was moving funding from areas of deprivation to areas of affluence.
“So no matter who they put into Number 10, it will mean that life will become increasingly challenging for those that need the most support.
“After 12 years of a Tory Government, people are struggling to pay their bills, their mortgages are going through the roof and waiting lists for the NHS are growing. We urgently need a Labour Government to clear up the mess left behind by the Tory Party.”
Mr Sunak told the Conservative Party this afternoon he would not give in to the opposition’s demand for a General Election, senior Tories said.
York’s Conservative MP backed Mr Sunak in his summer bid to become PM and backed him again in this latest contest. Mr Sturdy hasn’t commented publicly on the result as yet.
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