THERESA MAY launched her election campaign by thanking the voters who had put their trust in her to be their MP.
The Prime Minister on Friday, April 21, visited GSK – GlaxoSmithKline – in Cox Green to deliver a speech outlining why she felt the country should elect a Conservative government in the June 8 General Election.
On Tuesday, she stood outside 10 Downing Street to announce her plans for the surprise poll and, having achieved support from the House of Commons, is now on the campaign trail.
She used her speech to hammer home her justification for the vote.
She said: “This election is about leadership, it is about stability, it’s about getting the right deal for Britain in Europe. It’s about continuing the job of making lives in our precious United Kingdom even better.”
But the Maidenhead constituency MP – which includes parts of Wokingham borough including Twyford, Sonning and Ruscombe – said that the vote was for the people.
“This election is about you. It’s about doing the right thing for working people across the country. People who are doing their best and working working hard to get on, sometimes just getting by. What drives me in politics, what I’m passionate I have in politics is to make the United Kingdom a country that works everyone and not just the privileged few. And for that you need a strong and stable Government,” she explained.
She opened her speech by saying she was pleased to be in Maidenhead as it was a reminder for the support she had received from local voters.
“I am very pleased to come back here. In this election I will be asking people to put their trust in me as Prime Minster to get the best possible deal for Britain. But I am only Prime Minister because I am a Member of Parliament and I am only a Member of Parliament because the people of Maidenhead [constituency] have put their trust in me and that’s something I’ll never forget. It’s great to be back here in the constituency today.”
She added: “The constituency has shaped and guided me so much over the years.”
Although the Conservatives go into the campaign with a large lead in the opinion polls, Mrs May said she wasn’t taking victory for granted.
“The result is not certain. I am going to be campaigning across the whole of the United Kingham and in different communities,” she said.
And the choice that faced the UK was “strong and stable leadership under the Conservatives or a coalition of chaos under Jeremy Corbyn”.
She added: “It [a Conservative victory] means we are a more united nation. That means taking action against extremists and standing up to the separatists who want to break up our country. To deal with those issues, it takes determination: it doesn’t just happen. It takes a strong and stable government and takes strong and stable leadership in the national interest. That is what I will provide.”
She then took questions in which she confirmed a commitment to Britain’s 0.7% foreign aid budget.
Afterwards, Mrs May visited a local school to talk to first-time voters.
Labour has yet to confirm a candidate for the ward, the Liberal Democrats will stand Tony Hill and the Monster Raving Loony Party expects to confirm a candidate next week.
