This week I updated the House on progress on the waste dispute in Birmingham and the work done to clean up the city. It followed a significant effort by frontline workers, covering long hours to make a difference. It shows how critical waste workers are.
The fact is that Birmingham and fellow councils have rallied to turn things around. The military were never used to collect waste, and the Tories know that.
But what came out was more telling. It doesn’t take much for the Tory mask to slip and the disdain for vital working class jobs to show. Completely out of touch.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 