Tories accused of showing ‘collective amnesia’ over record in government Labour has accused the Conservative Party of showing “collective amnesia” over its record in government as they were criticised over the state of the economy and corruption allegations surrounding Tulip Siddiq.
Commons leader Lucy Powell said the Conservatives had forgotten about their economic legacy, or the number of ministers who resigned under Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, when she was challenged by shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman on Thursday.
Mr Norman told the Commons: “All one can say is that it has been another extraordinary week for the Government, though possibly not in the way that it would have wanted.
Mr Norman drew attention to Ms Siddiq’s departure as City minister on Tuesday over her links to her aunt’s regime in Bangladesh, and Rachel Reeves’ trip to Beijing.
“We’ve had the unusually unlovely sight of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a desperate search for growth that’s taken her to Beijing and back, though with precious little result it seems.
