Cabinet minister challenged on 'arrogance' after mayoral election loss | Mark Harper
"Isn't it a bit arrogant to say that people want you to keep on the same track?"
"We've got to carry on relentlessly focusing on delivering."
The Conservatives will not change course despite big local election losses, Mark Harper tells #timesradio
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The public don’t want you to do anything but announce a general election
@jsd8981
13 күн бұрын
They ain't listening...
@user-ry6nr5xk5l
10 күн бұрын
The public want you 2 go 2 ruanda and never comeback ok traitor clow
@KimWilliams-vz6sy
7 күн бұрын
Here here!!
He can’t disconnect from his talking points. FFS.
@garyproffitt5941
13 күн бұрын
You are beautiful and very intelligent, my sexy model.
@johnmccann5104
13 күн бұрын
The only thing Tories disconnect from is reality unfortunately 😉🇬🇧
@elizabethbeattie6488
8 күн бұрын
Give us a break stop whining and give us a general election please
They take the credit for driving down inflation but not the blame for driving it in the first place.
@davidgideon815
13 күн бұрын
it's nothing whatsoever to do with the Tories that inflation has fallen, but they are constantly wanting to claim the credit.
@jeffreyneil3237
13 күн бұрын
Hahaha yeah exactly
@davidpearn2484
13 күн бұрын
The markets brought down inflation not the tories.
That horrible man... just repeats, repeats, repeats, repeats and repeats. It's seems, he isn't able to understand... we DON'T want the Conservative party anymore... destroying what is left of this country...
The arrogant, greedy and cruel Tories! Mark Harper has all those attributes. These Tories have delivered nothing good for this country in the last 15 years….
"The Public" want the Tories out
@malcky630
13 күн бұрын
82% of the South Blackpool voters did not want Labour, what about that then?😀
The Tories are tone deaf. The public doesn’t want or believe in this ‘plan’. Get Sunak out
@NeonVisual
13 күн бұрын
I was just about to write the very same. Bunch of clowns.
@juliemaddern
13 күн бұрын
They'll never get it
@DisleyDavid
13 күн бұрын
In summary the public are wrong thus nothing will change until they lose the GE.
@peterhagan8454
13 күн бұрын
@@juliemaddern the problem is they do get it and are pushing lies and deflections so enough of the public will believe them
@chrishill1408
13 күн бұрын
In thirteen years they have not done ONE thing promised in the manifesto.
Finish the job? What more damage do they have planned?
@roywatson8133
13 күн бұрын
dread to think
@sarangistudent8614
13 күн бұрын
Leaving the ECHR, stripping us of all our working and living rights, rounding up random brown people and threatening them with deportation/ deporting them ILLEGALLY, selling off the rest of the NHS, handing their mates all the land they bought for the northern leg of HS2 at completely knock down prices, further cutting funding to NHS, schools, and all basic services and then continue to blame immigrants that nothing works because of it, more raw sewage pumped into our rivers and waterways, I mean there’s loads more stuff they’re planning, this is just a small list.
@minkleymcmoo5248
13 күн бұрын
Spending all the money so labour has nothing to spend on programs.
@bereal6590
13 күн бұрын
They want us out of the echr, so they can remove our human rights!
@heidifuller9964
13 күн бұрын
Leaving the ECHR. Freeports. Total loss of rights & standards for the population of the UK. Handing over more of the public purse to Infosys.
I utterly despise these people.
He just doesn't get. Let's face they lost. Stop blaming the Labour party
Just go for all the good you have done Rishi. Cameron, May, Boris, Truss & Rishi. We've been traumatised and ripped off by the entitled.
@debb6393
13 күн бұрын
Yep and they still can’t see that! He’s not conceded or taken anything from this, none so blind. 🙄
@joancooley1387
13 күн бұрын
And he thought going to spec savers would get him a sympathy vote .
@Lynnefromlyn
13 күн бұрын
@@imi4449word salad. Troll on.
@davidriggs1470
12 күн бұрын
This dullard will say anything to keep his job,whatever that might be.
I don’t care about the boats. I just want a functioning NHS
@midlandgeordie
13 күн бұрын
👍👍👍
@Piggybank80828
13 күн бұрын
Yes, indeed, I need a dentist.
@selinanisbett5236
13 күн бұрын
Me too! @@Piggybank80828
@zogzoogler
12 күн бұрын
NHS beyond the point of no return? Having worked in DHSC, NHSE and an NHS Trust I thought I could navigate the NHS, recently with serious illness in the family it became abundantly clear that despite some brilliant people the NHS is a knackered disjointed mess. Private care was the only option to get them better which has cost thousands.
@davman115
12 күн бұрын
@@zogzoogler Nonsense it's not the NHS it's the Tories deliberately sabotaging it to bring in a sell off to American companies.
The British people are so angry with the mess you've created
Deluded utterly ridiculous he is clueless .
General Election is needed, now.
ZOMBIE TORY. Flogging a dead horse
The vile CONS are finished.
This guy is like a broken record. He only has a couple of sentences and repeats them over and over and over again.
@lizdocherty3067
13 күн бұрын
Don't they all, they just pass the notes with the same answers to every question to the eejit whose turn it is to face the media,
@redlightmax
12 күн бұрын
8:30 He's focused on repeating them in a sustainable way so that people have confidence that he can continue repeating them.
The public want an election to chuck you lot out, Harper. But you already know that.
His deafness is one of the reasons they are being rejected. They have lost touch with voters priorities and having nothing to offer. Time to go.
They just can't help themselves spouting the same messages - "the people want" when no-one is being asked or listened to!
@debb6393
13 күн бұрын
100% because they should gather what we want!!! Like she said the public are telling you and still they double down!! They’re too thick at this point to be in power…… plus, why don’t they ever think errrrr who’s been in power for 14 years.
@HoratioChinn
13 күн бұрын
I don't recall anyone asking me what I, as an ordinary member of the public, want
@alexperriman9298
13 күн бұрын
Indeed. But have you noticed they always begin their replies with "look" or "listen"...
Harper the man who employed a cleaner that should not have been in the country
These people are deluded
Typical lying Tory (excuse the tautology - there's no such thing as a Tory who doesn't lie). What WE, THE PUBLIC, want is this so-called government to resign, and let us choose an alternative that might start to make things better and show some level of compassion and care for people who are not wealthy donors to the Tory party.
They don't have a plan or vision, Tories are pathetic.
These clowns really think Rwanda is a solution?!
These tories are deluded.
I think this is the first time I've seen a times broadcaster effectively challenge a deluded tory MP, not sure if this is a sign of things to come but long may it continue
@davidfarrar2454
13 күн бұрын
She did a good job, surprised me! No doubt she will be suspended!
@crayontom9687
13 күн бұрын
They’re just practising ahead of the incoming Labour government
@maureengladwell1317
12 күн бұрын
Yes they were very good weren't they but usually we have people like that Laura on a Sunday morning who setued a Tory she nearly cry when the results came in we've also got Richard Madeley now showing his True Colors I used to think he was quite good but he can't seem to keep himself neutral either they should just ask the questions like they did and he gave the answer didn't he no you're wrong we're going to do more of the same however does he expect anybody to vote for him will anybody with any compassion or Sensibility or anything I expect the Greedy The Selfish will but then they're mostly torys anyway aren't they
Dont elect billionaires to be in charge for any cabinate positions. They will never understand the needs of the general population of people
Kate`s face say`s it all, having to listen to his b/shite.
"The public want us" - I think you'll find they don't 😂
@robinmcara793
12 күн бұрын
The lie detector said that was a lie 😂😂😂
The public wants a general election but they tone deaf to that
They're completely out of touch. Deluded. Imagine if in employment, you personally lose over 50% of your customers for example...then when questioned by your managers, you double down and say your plan is working.
@llewev
13 күн бұрын
And Labour are "in touch"? That's not true either. The people are just saying "Well your idiots have made a mess of it, let's see what their idiots can do", We have a deep structural problem that won't be solved by a changing of the guard at the next election.
Never EVER trust a tory!
The people want a general election
This man has 3 talking points that he keeps repeating. Why have people like this on? He adds nothing while coming across as desperately, willfully, out of touch.
@CA_I
13 күн бұрын
What else can he say, they keep going on about delivering the 'plan'. Now this is going to go on for months until the end of the year. The fact they lost London, despite the fact they claim things like Ulez is hugely unpopular. In some ways they have reaped what they sowed, especially by cancelling Hs2 and claiming they would spend it on potholes. 🤦🏻♂️
The Public have had enough of the tories let’s hope they’re outed next election.
They’ve done nothing to actually help anyone. “Stop The Boats” won’t alleviate the cost of living crisis
@ncooper8438
13 күн бұрын
Stopping the boats means billions more each year to support the uk.
@RuMixesButBetter
13 күн бұрын
@@ncooper8438 it was a political choice to spend billions on hotels & not process the claims. They also declined setting up a processing centre in France. Their approach is completely wrong
@thecheesefactor
13 күн бұрын
They were looking for a new 'Get Brexit Done' narrative to leverage the 2024 election like they did in 2019. "Stop the Boats" is meant to be it, believe it or not, but it is not going to achieve the PR windfall they are looking for.
@keithewright
13 күн бұрын
@@ncooper8438 Err figures please? And what about the millions spent on sending a few poor sods to Africa. If you really believe the illegal immigrants are the problem I think you have a different problem
@alanwatterson2850
13 күн бұрын
They wouldn't have a boats problem but for Brexit.
I'm surprised he could hear the questions with his head wedged firmly in the sand.
@jsd8981
13 күн бұрын
Or somewhere else !!!
@Lynnefromlyn
13 күн бұрын
That’s not where I thought he’d put it! 🤣
Fabulous interview. She just would not let him off the hook. Excellent stuff.
@joelboy19
8 күн бұрын
This could have been done 15 years ago! And it's amazing to watch!
The Tory Govt have a not got a clue.
@LadyLuck8_4
13 күн бұрын
Oh I think they do. They know exactly what they’re doing.
@clarencegreen6341
13 күн бұрын
And in opposition they will not learn a thing.
One of my main issues with the Tories is that they refuse to acknowledge reality and address it. PS folks - there isnt a plan 😉😂
@lizdocherty3067
13 күн бұрын
There must be a plan everyone says there is a plan and the plan is working, they have a plan to make the plan public when they have achieved all the actions points on the plan, but for now the plan is kept under lock and 🔑 in a safe with a huge 🐶 guarding it.
Do the Tories seriously think if they load up flights to Rwanda with some immigrants that it's a game changer 🤯
@johnbriggs3916
13 күн бұрын
Yes, unfortunately.
@lizdocherty3067
13 күн бұрын
Do you think they will make a big splash in the media invite TV and newspaper journalists to watch while the 500 trained staff lead out the people out in handcuffs with Sunak on a podium making his big speech while fireworks explode all around him 🎇🎇🎇
Listening to the Tories address what happened at the polls is like listening to someone who goes through half a bottle of single malt on a daily basis 'explaining' why they're not an alcoholic.
@sandyellis28
13 күн бұрын
🤣 cheers
@maneshipocrates2264
13 күн бұрын
But they lost only 430+
@frankwilson3265
13 күн бұрын
@@maneshipocrates2264 Exactly!! Detractors aren't talking about the 515 seats they've managed to cling on to. That's nearly as many as the Lib Dem for goodness sake!! So it can't be all that bad surely? 🤣🤣😂😂
@cathycooper5606
12 күн бұрын
Brilliant
We don't want you, we want to choose. We need a new party and a new set of civil servants
Maybe it's about time the public goes out and PROTEST for a GENERAL ELECTION- NOW!!! THE PUBLIC WANT YOU LOT OUT OF GOVERNMENT, NOW!!!
These people aren’t just lying to the public anymore. They are lying to themselves
By finish the job he means Sunak needs more time to rack in the money before he jets off
@stevec6232
13 күн бұрын
Sort out his India trade deal...
@thecheesefactor
13 күн бұрын
@@stevec6232 Very selfish! Local Cons thrown under the bus. The next few months mean further decline in support for the National Cons. Is the India Trade deal that valuable? No it isn't, except to Sunak. Tail wagging the dog - at everyone's expense but Sunak's. The definition of corruption.
@nickd.6365
13 күн бұрын
@@stevec6232 Has to keep his daddy in law happy. There's a reason why his fans in India call him 'Mini Modi'
When's the General Election?
@jsd8981
13 күн бұрын
Toss a coin..when little sunak say so, can you believe it !!!...
Public priorites 1. Reduce inflation to levels closer to what they where before the tories took over. 2. Reduce waiting lists to levels cooser to what they where before the Tories took over 3. ....You get the idea
Can you remind them that they have no mandate and have delivered none of their actual manifesto pledges from 2019
“We want to focus on what the public want” Not one politician, from any party knocked on one door in the street where I live. Which members of the public are they talking to?
@lizdocherty3067
12 күн бұрын
Their friends.
@KEVANDJACKFRIGHTS
12 күн бұрын
@@lizdocherty3067 isn’t that the truth!
Kate needs to stop questioning these pesky Tories, or Times Radio might Sangita her.
Wasn't Einstein the person who said 'Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is a sign of madness?' . . It's called perseveration error in research.
@johnbriggs3916
13 күн бұрын
Probably not.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!
Like one of thse dolls with a string at the back. Pull the string and you get a quote. 'The public want' 'We will deliver' 'Hello nurse' 'Whahhh! Mummy'
Call election now we want a change
The racist party put a brown guy in charge 🤣
@maneshipocrates2264
13 күн бұрын
Well put. The racists are hiding behind him. This is always the case.
@pygmalion1963
13 күн бұрын
That`s why reform are doing so well because the tory party faithful are deeply racist and hateful and will not vote for someone of Sunak`s skin colure
@TryDiy
13 күн бұрын
Who's members didn't want and voted for Liz Truss.
@geejazza1505
13 күн бұрын
Lol the sweet irony, the racist plan of using a selfish brown man, to push racist policy that hurt other brown people is failing.
@faridoon15
13 күн бұрын
@@TryDiy That is just how racist they are. They would prefer white incompetence over a brown lesser incompetence. As a person on the fence, I actually dislike Rishi less than Starmer but the fact that a brown person is in charge has made the mood even more toxic and racist.
Get these people out.
Doing thesame over and over and then expecting a different outcome...🤣🤣🤣🤣 Its called Madness.
@keithewright
13 күн бұрын
Isn't it called Conservative Party Strategy?
@papayims
13 күн бұрын
@@keithewright Yep👍🏽
The public wanted you to listen to thier concerns and act on those concerns but that never happened so its time to go
@frankwilson3265
13 күн бұрын
They've basically give the game away on a conjouring trick: Convince the majority of the public that they're acting in their interests while, in truth, simply protecting the privileged position of a chosen very few. Now they're basically a Penn and Teller routine, openly displaying how the trick has been done while trying to get us all to believe it's magic.
It's time to get behind the Prime Minister....... and push, cos he definitely won't jump.
@Lynnefromlyn
13 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂that’s exactly what I shouted at the telly last night when someone said this! 😅
Arrogant and deluded horrible party.
I like this dude. Go on Tory, don’t change anything keep doing everything the same way! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Carry on regardless, and not listening - thats the tories all over. The arrogance and ignorance is very real lol pity
He was up and down the country, a mile above the voters, and never once heard anyone say they want a change. headinhandsemoji!
Tell little richy to call a general election then, if everything is as good as you are saying, harper (but he won't, they all need to make a few more quid before getting dumped)
@lizdocherty3067
13 күн бұрын
Follow the money, they will be sitting at home working out how much more money they need to have a nice cushy retirement.
tories are a waste of time and space.
This is ground control, come in Tories........Nope, looks like they have left the planet!
We're sick of the tories end of. Harper reminds me of a budgie.. repeatedly saying who's a pretty boy then.
The Tories are so out of touch. They have no clue what the public’s main areas of concern are.
How about some tax increases on the rich and big corporations and more funding for the inland revenue specifically to target tax avoidance loopholes used by those categories and better legislation to close them?
This man is in denial ,
Blaming the Labour party for your failure. The public want a GE
Delivering: yes they will be. Pizza's to our homes as they are forced out and have to work for Domino's
Hang on, there was no voting in Scotland or Wales so they are done!
This clown is beyond delusional. He talks about "public priorities", when the priority for most of the country now, is a general election ASAP.
How delusional are this Tories ????
This Times broadcaster was extremely forth right and did challenge Harper. Never thought I would see that from the Times. Unfortunately he is mister deaf ears and yes very arrogant indeed
When these Tories talk about cutting taxes, they are really meaning, cutting taxes for the rich, because for retired, pensioners like me, that means nothing. So why don’t these interviewers remind them about this?
The public want working public services, and fair pay. Can you work on that?
PLUS THE TORIES ARE DOIN SO WELL THE VOTERS GIVE THEM A KICKING
It's over tory boy!.. it's like they are trying to keep a frozen chicken on life support!
Not listening
He surely cannot deny that this result is the will of the people. 🎉🎉
This is hilarious. We can cut the cost of living crisis right now. Someone is making money from all this.
So àll that fuss was really for nothing whatsoever to really change.................................... NOTHING CHANGES! NOTHING! Busy doing nothing, working the whole day through; trying to find lots of things not to do 👎🤦♂️
Wow. That sounds like a politician who is going to be out of power for a LONG time.
Completely out of touch. Call a GE and put us out of our misery.
why do politicians have so much difficulty saying a simple "yes"?
You might as well have interviewed a brick.
Harper is talking to an audience that's left the building, oh, and by the way, since 2010 we can all see the plan is working...it's called austerity.
Why do politicians often begin a response with - Look.... To me, it's like a teacher telling you to listen. Anyway, confidence in the party equals sorting the NHS. Time to elect Mia and her team
Yes, the public want you to deliver. The problem is that you haven't. What the people want now is a general election so they can put in another government that they hope will deliver what they want on the cost of living and the NHS.
Diawl! What a boring, mediocre man.
NO WE WANT YOU OUT ,
All we want from sunak and his government is a GENERAL ELECTION. As usual they can't or won't deliver.
She's very persistent. I would have given up in the first minute and told him to f*ck off and get a proper job. Which he probably already has.
Driving down NHS waiting lists, a Tory mantra that has no manifestation of the investment needed, to refurbish the only institution that promotes any pride in uk citizenship.
The only things they are delivering is the migrants to the hotels😃