The race between Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt to be the next prime minister is \u2018such a horrific nightmare\u2019 you\u2019d think it was a \u2018sketch written by comedians\u2019, says David Lammy.
He spoke about visiting a school this week where families are terrified of turning on their heating or hot water amid bills skyrocketing into the thousands so their children are having to shower at school. He said foodbanks are opening in churches because people are struggling with the cost of living.
“Rishi Sunak is one of the most privileged people in the country in fact he’s got more money than any other MP in the house. While he was cutting that benefit a few weeks earlier he was putting in planning permission for a new pool, a new tennis court and a new gym in his wonderful house and he’s the man who’s going to save us, really?
“And then Boris Johnson, I mean, if it wasn’t such a horrific nightmare, you’d think this was a sketch written by our best comedians. We’re a serious country and these are serious times do we really need a clown back, the jester.“This is a man facing a privilege enquiry, it's a man who everyone who knows him thinks he’s a serial liar. He’s lied to parliament time and time and time again.
"At least there might be some inkling of democracy but it won’t be the democratic moment that we ned which is a general election. So I’m sorry, I can’t get excited about this.