Article 6GKTS ‘What he said is disgusting’: Stockton seethes over minister’s alleged jibe

‘What he said is disgusting’: Stockton seethes over minister’s alleged jibe

by
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6GKTS)

People in Teesside town say comment attributed to James Cleverly was rude, wrong and revealing of Tory attitudes

Melanie Greenwood had been helping to organise a books for children drive when she heard the news of the home secretary, James Cleverly, allegedly calling Stockton a shit-hole. She said: I was speechless. Angry. You work so hard and you think: is this what they really think of us?" She added: The annoying thing is that it was so off the cuff. I think that is what they think about underprivileged people, it speaks a lot about they truly believe."

Greenwood co-owns the independent Drake the Bookshop in the town centre. A display had been hastily rearranged, away from the eyes of children, that summed up the vibe on Thursday morning. In the middle was a new activity book titled Fuck the Tories.

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