The Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Labour councils of being “trash” as she launched her local election campaign.
The Conservative Party are attempting get voters back after losing to Labour in last years general election.
Launching a scathing attack on Labour councils will be a huge blow for Sir Keir Starmer as she warned they “cost more and deliver less.”
The Tory leader said in the House of Commons “Look at Labour councils. Labour councils always cost you more and deliver less. I was in Birmingham at the weekend.
“Labour has run it into the ground.
“Bins not collected, rubbish piling high everywhere. They have a £1billion black hole in their budget. Now they’ve hiked council tax by 21% over two years and cut services.
“All while Labour councillors gave themselves a pay rise. I say to all of you watching, don’t let Labour do that to your council. If you vote Labour, you get trash.”
She added, “Instead of fixing the basics, they waste money on bloated bureaucracy, pointless projects, vanity decisions, vanity spending, and when those bad decisions leave them bankrupt, who pays? We all do. On May 1st, your choice is clear.
“A Conservative councillor and a Conservative mayor will focus on the things that matter to you, such as keeping council tax low, filling potholes, keeping streets clean, protecting local services.
“If you believe in efficient government, low taxes and living within our means then vote Conservative.”
Badenoch admitted local elections will be “extremely difficult” for her party, she said, “This year will be… the first time since the general election – the greatest defeat in our party’s history – that we fight these seats.
“If you map that general election result of 2024 on to this coming May, then we don’t win the councils we won in 2021, we lose almost every single one.”
