Former local Tory chair applauded for challenging Sunak on Partygate: ‘People have long memories’

‘People have long memories’: Former Tory chair applauded for Partygate speechSource: Sky News

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00:00but given the opportunity, I can deliver a secure future for you and everyone else.

00:04And I would, yeah, thank you so much. I would usually agree. I just think that,

00:10and I'll be very honest here, that picture of the Queen, our late Queen, who was left to bury

00:15her husband on her own, during Covid, following guidance that we all followed, and knowing what

00:21was happening in Downing Street, and you were part of that, and you had a fixed penalty notice,

00:25and you've apologised, and I understand all of that. That's where the trust broke down,

00:28and I just think we have long memories in this country as a public, and you really will have

00:34to go some, and I appreciate the apology tonight, thank you very much, but that you have to realise

00:39that there is a long way to go to really rebuild that. Yeah, I know.

00:52Those rules were difficult for everyone to follow, and the government should absolutely

00:57have gone above and beyond in following them, and I deeply regret what happened. I apologise for it

01:04at the time, and it was an extraordinarily difficult time for our country, and I know that,

01:09and I know that people will remember that, and all I can say is, look, trust takes time to rebuild

01:14through actions, and whether it was what we did during Covid to support the NHS, roll out the

01:19vaccine, support people's jobs, what we've done, what I've done over the past 18 months to deliver

01:24on restoring economic stability and start making progress on bringing migration down,

01:29that's how you earn trust, through your actions, making progress on things that matter to people,

01:33and that's what I plan to talk to people about through the rest of this campaign, and

01:36yesterday's manifesto sets out a direction of travel for the future.