Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a visit to the Net World Sports factory on Wrexham Industrial Estate. Source: Liam Randall (LDR service) BORIS Johnson has dismissed the suggestion that allegations over his conduct could harm his party’s chances of making gains in the Senedd elections. The Prime Minister was speaking during a visit to a factory in Wrexham, which was foreshadowed by claims he said he would rather have “bodies pile high in their thousands” than implement a third coronavirus lockdown. He described the allegations as “total, total rubbish” after details of a discussion, which was said to have been held in Downing Street in the autumn, were reported by the Daily Mail.
The Prime Minister was speaking during a visit to a factory in Wrexham. His visit was part of a whistlestop tour of the region which saw him visit Prestatyn and Llandudno. His tour was foreshadowed by claims he said he would rather have “bodies pile high in their thousands” than implement a third coronavirus lockdown. He described the allegations as “total, total rubbish” after details of a discussion, which was said to have been held in Downing Street in the autumn, were reported by the Daily Mail. Mr Johnson’s tour of Net World Sports on the town’s industrial estate also followed shortly after claims by his former chief aide Dominic Cummings that the refurbishment of his flat was being funded by Conservative Party donors.
Updated: Fri 9th Apr
Wrexham Plaid Cymru candidate slammed for ad board with similarities to infamous racist Smethwick election slogan
A Plaid Cymru candidate has been slammed by opponents over a campaign billboard targeting the Conservatives.
Carrie Harper, who is standing for the party in Wrexham, shared a video on Twitter last night of a digital advert displayed opposite the town’s main railway station which read: “Don’t want a Tory for a neighbour? Vote Plaid, not Labour.”
The post was later deleted after it was widely condemned by other parties due to its similarity to a notorious racist slogan used in Smethwick in the West Midlands during the 1964 General Election.
A PLAID Cymru candidate has been slammed by opponents over a campaign billboard targeting the Conservatives. Carrie Harper, who is standing for the party in Wrexham, shared a video on Twitter last night of a digital advert displayed opposite the town’s main railway station which read: “Don’t want a Tory for a neighbour? Vote Plaid, not Labour.” The post was later deleted after it was widely condemned by other parties due to its similarity to a notorious racist slogan used in Smethwick in the West Midlands during the 1964 General Election. Welsh Labour said: “Either Plaid are naive and don’t know what this sounds like or it’s a dogwhistle and they don’t care. Riffs on Smethwick 1964 slogans should stay in the past.”