• Albert2 @Albert2 Havering-Atte-Bower - updated 11d

    Received this unsolicited letter

    This morning from Steve Tuckwell, Tory MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. This is a first as far as I know. Reverse campaigning. The letter doesn’t say anywhere that it’s from a TORY MP.
    We said NO to ULEZ, but Sadiq Khan ignored us. It's time to send him a message he can't ignore.
    Eight years ago, Sadiq Khan promised to listen to Londoners and focus on our priorities.
    Eight years later, it's clear he hasn't kept that promise.
    Instead of recruiting the police officers that London needs, the mayor shut 36 police stations. Even though thousands of Londoners backed campaigns to keep the stations open.
    Instead of building the family homes that Londoners need, the mayor keeps building high-rise tower blocks. Even though thousands of families are struggling to find homes they can afford.
    And instead of lowering the cost of living for families and businesses, the mayor expanded ULEZ to every part of London. Even though thousands of Londoners came out against it.
    I Sadiq Khan wins the mayoral election easily, he'll use it as proof that Londoners back his ULEZ extension. That's why I'm asking you to use your postal vote to send Sadia Khan a message.
    You've seen the polls. You've heard the commentators.
    The mayor thinks he's going to win this election easily,
    That means we have the chance to make a difference. Because if Sadiq wins by a smaller margin than he's expecting, he'll be forced to sit up and listen to us.
    We can go even further now - if we keep the pressure on Sadiq Khan.
    It all comes down to your postal vote.
    If enough Londoners use their postal votes for someone else, Sadiq Khan will HAVE to listen to us. And that means progress for our priorities.
    We can save local police stations. We can build the family homes that Londoners need.
    And we can scrap the ULEZ extension.
    So don't let Sadiq Khan take your vote for granted and ignore you for another four years.
    Use your postal vote for someone else, and let's make the mayor sit up and listen.
    Yours,
    Steve Tuckwell
    MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

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