Zöe Franklin calls for Guildford’s MP to back up her words with action and resign the whip if Liz Truss refuses to go

Following the Chancellor's statement, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Guildford and Cranleigh, Zöe Franklin says local Conservative MP, Angela Richardson must back up her words with action after the MP called for Liz Truss to resign.

The Liberal Democrats are calling for a General Election which is currently being blocked by Conservative MPs.

Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Guildford and Cranleigh, Zöe Franklin said:

"It is clear Liz Truss must resign before any more damage is done. People's mortgage bills have already spiralled by hundreds of pounds because of this Government's botched budget. Angela Richardson may have called for the PM to go but she must now back up her words with action and resign the Conservative party whip. Otherwise Truss, like her predecessor Johnson, will think she can cling on to her role as PM while the actions of her and her Government cause deep and lasting damage to our economy.

"Britain now needs a General Election but Conservative MPs are putting their own interests above what's best for the country and are blocking that from happening.

"Nobody across Guildford and Cranleigh voted for massive cuts to our local NHS and schools. This has all happened because the Conservatives chose to give unfunded tax cuts for the biggest earners and the wealthiest companies.

"The next election in Guildford constituency will be a clear choice between four more years of an out of touch Conservative party, or a hardworking local Liberal Democrat MP."

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

"So much damage has already been done by these Conservatives and they will force millions of struggling families and pensioners to pay for it. It is not just Liz Truss or Kwasi Kwarteng. The whole Conservative Party is out of touch and does not care. That is why we need a General Election, to take them out of power and end this crisis."

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