MP McMahon highlights 'five ways in which Oldham will be worse off under Liz Truss government'

Liz Truss will become Prime Minister later today (Tuesday) after visiting HM The Queen in Balmoral.

In her speech to Conservative Party members accepting the leadership, Ms Truss praised the work of outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

She was also backed by a large number of Boris Johnson’s closest allies in her leadership bid, suggesting a certain amount of continuity with the outgoing Prime Minister’s regime.

Today, Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has reacted to the announcement by releasing an analysis of five ways in which Oldham, he insists, will be worse off under a Liz Truss Government.

Mr McMahon said: “After months of dithering, the Conservative Party have finally thrown an out of touch Prime Minister out of office.

"That Prime Minister broke the law, flip flopped from one position to another, and had no answer to the looming cost of living crisis.

"And who have they replaced her with?

"Liz Truss, who was Boris Johnson’s foreign secretary and stood by him every step of the way.

“The Government will try to tell you that this a big change for them and that things will get better.

"There’s very little evidence that that is the case.

"Where Liz Truss has consistently stuck to a position throughout the contest, we have seen alarming evidence that things are going to get worse for Oldhamers.

"In the analysis that I’m releasing today, I’ve shown that in five particular areas – workers rights, the economy, cost of living, housing, and crime and anti-social behaviour - there are tangible downsides for Oldhamers to her policies.

“You can see what each party cares about by comparing Labour and Conservative policies.

"Labour’s policy to freeze energy bills at the existing cap of £1,971 would save people around £1,000 a year and bring down inflation.

"Meanwhile, Liz Truss is promising a tax cut that gives top earners a benefit of more than 250 times the amount that most working people will receive.

"Oldhamers need a government that is genuinely on their side and prioritises what they need in the upcoming cost of living crisis, and only a Labour Government will do that."

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