‘Blue wall’ needs its own political bloc in Parliament – Yorkshire Post Letters

From: Steve Wilson, Bradford.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Nov 2020, 16:21 BST
Updated 9th Nov 2020, 16:46 BST
Should 'blue wall' Tory MPs from Yorkshire and the North form their own bloc at Parliament?Should 'blue wall' Tory MPs from Yorkshire and the North form their own bloc at Parliament?
Should 'blue wall' Tory MPs from Yorkshire and the North form their own bloc at Parliament?

From: Steve Wilson, Bradford.

I BECAME a regular reader of The Yorkshire Post as the first lockdown began.

In that time I have read countless articles demonstrating Yorkshire’s lack of any real influence in Westminster and the corridrs of power.

Former Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry has become a critic of the Government.Former Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry has become a critic of the Government.
Former Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry has become a critic of the Government.
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From low investment levels across education and infrastructure to apathy concerning the recent floods and decision not to hold the promised Yorkshire Floods Summit, it strikes me our region is being patronised and quietly ignored.

Let me suggest that the current two-party system plays a major part here.

Let me suggest an alternative.

How brave are outspoken MPs such as Jake Berry, the former Northern Powerhouse Minister – and numerous others – to strike out on their own as a true voice for Yorkshire and the North of England?

The Blue Wall has been damaged irreparably before it even gained a footing. Boris Johnson barely knows where we are.

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Equally, how much trust can one really have in New/Old/New Labour spinning the same old tunes? A small party that might generate 40-50 seats could never govern but neither could it be ignored.

How brave are those that claim to represent us?

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