“They don’t help people like me' 🗣️ “It feels like they give you money and take it straight back,” said trainee nurse Rebecca Ullah from Middleton in Greater Manchester, where Red Wall voters were less than impressed with Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
“It feels like they give you money and take it straight back,” said trainee nurse Rebecca Ullah, 35, from Middleton in Greater Manchester, where Red Wall voters were less than impressed with Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement.did not go down well in the constituency, which voted in a Conservative MP, Chris Clarkson, for the first time in its history in 2019.
The couple said they have started buying gas canisters for a camping stove to use in their home because it works out cheaper than putting credit on their meter.She says any support from the government, including the £400 energy bills rebate, is quickly disappearing. “If [the government] didn’t mess it up in the first place we wouldn’t be in this situation,” she said.
Brian Walsh, 74, believes he can cope with increasing bills but feels resentful at the idea of the council asking for more money.“I’d feel annoyed if council tax went up though, Rochdale council doesn’t do enough to look after Middleton as it should do.” But a 69-year-old woman, who asked not to be named, said she doesn’t believe the promises made before Boris Johnson’s election in 2019 have materialised.
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