REDDITCH MP Chris Bloore has hit out at local Conservatives, rubbishing the party’s plans to cut stamp duty by slashing welfare spending.
In October last year, leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch, announced a future Conservative Government would abolish stamp duty on the family home.
The Conservatives claimed the plan was fully-funded by cuts they would make to ‘the unsustainable welfare bill’.
Ahead of the borough council elections in May, Conservative candidate for Webheath and Callow Hill Fin Heath said this could save families in Redditch £2,460.
He said: “The Conservative Party’s plan to scrap stamp duty on the family home is a moral and economic good.
“Our plans will remove barriers on homeownership and aspiration, and give families the freedom to move grow, or downsize their homes.
“Labour are failing dismally to deliver the housing transformation they promised.
“Reform has no plan at all. Liberal Democrats voted against our plan.
“The Conservatives are the only party that will get the housing market moving and help people achieve the dream of home ownership.”
Mr Bloore rubbished the plans.
He said: “Let’s be honest, the Tories had 14 years in power and didn’t fix housing or welfare when they had the chance.
“For a lot of people, owning a home only got further out of reach.
“Then Liz Truss’s mini-budget hit and mortgages shot up.
“People are still paying £200+ more a month because of it.
“And locally? They bankrupted Worcestershire County Council, built a police station without holding cells or even a front counter and even wanted to knock down our library.
“That’s the reality of their decisions.
“Now they’re back with big promises again, acting like none of that happened.
“Meanwhile, Labour are offering the new Youth Guarantee so every young person has access to work, training or education – actually investing in people’s futures.
“After all that, it’s no surprise no one is really listening to them anymore.”
