Rishi Sunak brings the Conservative's election campaign to the West Midlands

He's been at a college in Cannock to meet people and discuss their needs from the next government.

Author: Hannah RichardsonPublished 24th May 2024

Rishi Sunak has taken the second day of his election campaign to the West Midlands.

It was on Wednesday, when the Prime Minister announced the snap General Election for July 4.

Well he's been visiting Cannock College, to express what he's going to bring to the table in the fight for No.10.

Specifically today, he's been discussing child poverty, knife crime in the region, council finance, housing and inflation.

Rishi Sunak told us: "I'm trying very hard to cut their taxes, so they have more money in their banks and are economically secure. We're bringing a £900 tax cut this year for the average worker.

"All the progress will be put at risk by Labour."

When discussing knife crime, he added: "That starts with having more police on the street, more powers for stop and search and then sentencing, so people who are involved in knife crime are locked up for longer."

We've heard he's vowed to "fight for every vote" and that the Conservative's would offer economic stability and added that the energy price cap fall this summer shows his economic plan "is working".

He's also set out that he will see through his immigration scheme.

However, he admitted yesterday that the first flight to Rwanda wouldn't leave before polling day.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has made the trip to Glasgow today, and has accused Rishi Sunak of not believing in his own deportation scheme.

He's also commented that the price cap reduction shouldn't seem "as a victory for the Conservative's".

He's advising voters to go red to end the "decline and chaos of 14 years of Tory government".

Voters will head to the polls in just under six weeks time.

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