The two Conservatives hoping to win both Norwich Parliamentary seats have accused the Prime Minister of using today’s Queen’s Speech to help bolster his short-term political prospects whilst failing to provide a solution to ensure the long-term future of this country.Antony Little, Tory spokesman for Norwich South, and Chloe Smith, who is the Norwich North Conservative PPC, made their comments after the Queen outlined the Government’s legislative programme for the forthcoming Parliamentary session.
Cllr Little said: “The real problem with this Queen’s Speech is that Gordon Brown has failed to recognise that the world has changed. There are no long-term programmes to reform the public sector to get better value for money or to mend our broken society and reduce the demands on the state.
“This was a golden opportunity for the Prime Minister to seize the initiative and provide the leadership this Government has lacked for such a long time. Unfortunately this Queen’s Speech can be seen as a missed opportunity to get Britain back on track in these difficult economic times.
“Labour has taken us to the brink of financial and social bankruptcy. Largely responsible for the collapse of the economy, and clueless on the collapse of our society, Gordon Brown is yesterday’s man with yesterday’s ideas and no big vision for Britain.”
Miss Smith said: “Only a Conservative government can give our country the long-term change it really needs.
“After all, the best ideas in this Queen’s Speech are Conservative ideas, such as plans for an NHS Constitution, a points system for immigration, and the direct elections for police accountability. All of these ideas have been taken from previous Conservative manifestos and policy documents. Without the Conservative substance, there would be nothing significant in this Queen’s Speech.
“It is clear for all to see that this Queen’s Speech is another missed opportunity from a failing Labour Government and yet more proof that a Conservative government is required to give our country the long-term change it really needs.”
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