The MP for Milton Keynes South, Iain Stewart, has responded to a news release from the local Labour party which accuses him of "either the height of hypocrisy" or that he had "forgotten what we had voted for".
The release is in relation to the proposed boundary changes by the Electoral Commission which would place areas like Tattenhoe in Milton Keynes into the Buckingham constituency.
You can see Mr Stewart's full video response here:
The original article from the Labour Party which prompted this response said: "Labour Councillors are asking why Conservative MP is complaining about his own decision after a letter criticising the boundary commission’s proposals for new parliamentary constituencies was delivered to residents in the Tattenhoe ward."
"Conservative MPs, including Iain Stewart the MP for Milton Keynes South have voted for a review of parliamentary boundaries to reduce the number of MPs to 501 in England and equalise the number of voters in each constituency. The rules they set mean that two wards from Milton Keynes must be transferred to Buckingham constituency if the review is implemented. The Boundary Commission, an impartial government body, is now developing proposals that will meet
this objective as instructed by the Conservative government."
"The commission’s first proposal was revised after a public consultation and the revised proposal is that Tattenhoe and Stony Stratford wards are the ones that move into Buckingham for purposes of electing an MP."
"Mr Stewart has now sent a letter, which also promotes his Conservative party councillors for Tattenhoe claiming he opposes the boundary proposals, even though it was him and his party colleagues who have made it happen in the first place."
Labour Parish Cllr Anthony Brown said: "I could not believe it when a concerned local resident showed me the letter in which Iain Stewart MP complains about the boundary review which he voted for in parliament. It's hard to know if this is just the height of hypocrisy or whether Mr Stewart has forgotten what he voted for. I don't know which would be worse"
