Angela Leadsom was quoted today by the BBC, talking about the chap who won the election for the Tees Valley mayor.
This is all credit to a mayor who has done an absolutely brilliant job in a key part of the levelling up agenda for the government
She said. All credit to him. Ok, fair enough. Possibly that and the fact that he pretty much hid the fact that he was a Tory, too. Didn’t even wear a rosette on stage when the results were announced. That’s a weird thing, come to think of it. If you’re that ashamed of how the government has performed, why are you aligning yourself with them and then pretending that you’re not? Hypocritical, much?
Anyhow, when challenged on the issue that he hid his political affiliation, Leadsom went on to say the win was a
testament to the Conservative government
Now to me it seems that if the new mayor should have all the credit, it can’t be a testament to the government. That’s an oxymoron, surely? He could have some of the credit and the rest be a testament to the government, but if it’s all down to him, then the actions of the government don’t enter into it.