Theresa May’s battlebus breaks down in bad omen ahead of Conservative manifesto launch promising to help ‘all Brits, not just the few’
The Tory campaign vehicle was spotted looking stricken outside a coach station with a breakdown vehicle attending
THERESA May’s battlebus was pictured having broken down in a bad omen ahead of her launching of the Conservative election manifesto this morning.
The Prime Minister has been promising a vote for her on June 8 would provide “strong and stable” leadership – but the stricken vehicle looked anything but as it was seen with a breakdown van attending last night.
An image was posted to Instagram with its engine cover up and a Mercedes recovery truck parked behind it in Leeds.
The picture was captioned by user thelegendaryhouseofeightwheels: “A broken Conservative battle bus, bailed out by the Germans. #irony.”
Mr May will hope it is not a sign as she travels to West Yorkshire to unveil "Forward, Together" – her set of pledges to the action if she is returned to No10 next month.
Writing for The Sun this morning she said she was “determined to cut the cost of living for ordinary working families, keep taxes low and to intervene when markets are not working as they should”.
Addressing those she described as “just about managing”, the PM said: You are the people who work hard every day and make this country what it is.
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“And you are the people who deserve strong and stable leadership from a government that is determined to address the great challenges we face.
“That means getting the best Brexit deal for our country and its people. And it means making the right long-term decisions for the future of the United Kingdom.”
She added: “If you vote for me and my Conservative team on June 8, we will govern in the interests of ordinary working families — in stark contrast to Jeremy Corbyn and Labour, who have a £58billion black hole in their chaotic plans which every family would pay for with higher taxes and more debt.”
The Conservative manifesto will:
- Guaranteed any poorer OAPs with cash and assets of less than £100,000 will be exempt from care charges
- And end to the pension triple lock which guarantees a minimum annual rise in state pensions, to take on 'inter-generational unfairness'
- Abandoning a pledge not to raise National Insurance Contributions — but recommit the Tories to long-promised income tax cuts for basic and higher rate taxpayers.
- A toughening of immigration controls by doubling the charge companies must pay to bring skilled workers in from outside the EU.
- Pumping an extra £4 billion a year into the schools system by 2022
- And a package of proposals to help consumers avoid being ripped off by landlords, rail bosses and mobile firms