Transition in power must be 'smooth and swift', Milton Keynes MP tells MKFM

    Milton Keynes North MP, Ben Everitt, has told MKFM that his focus remains on delivering Milton Keynes, despite events that have taken place within Number 10 this week.

    Currently, pressure is growing amid the Conservative party following what local MP Ben Everitt has described to MKFM as an eventful week in Westminster.

    Yesterday (7/7), following a week of pressure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement to the country to announce his resignation. In the meantime, he is set to remain as Prime Minister until a replacement is chosen.

    Ben Everitt, MP for Milton Keynes North, has spoken to MKFM following the Prime Minister's announcement. He said: "There's no denying it has been a busy and eventful week down in Westminster. My focus remains on delivering for Milton Keynes, which is why I raised knife crime in Milton Keynes with the Prime Minister on Wednesday.

    "Whoever takes over in Number 10 will have me in their ear about this at the earliest opportunity and that just underlines that what we need to do now is make sure that there is a smooth and swift transition in power and we keep on governing because that is what Milton Keynes, but also Britain deserves."

    On Wednesday 6/7, during a tense set of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), Ben Everitt MP raised the topic of knife crime to Boris Johnson stating "Last week, we launched a new approach to combating knife crime in Milton Keynes, which means increased use of stop and search, tougher charging and custody, tougher sentencing, faster youth diversion and more work with parents and communities.

    "Does the Prime Minister agree that if someone carries a knife in Milton Keynes, they should expect to end up behind bars?"

    Boris responded: "I thank my hon. Friend for what he is doing to campaign for tougher sentences and against knife crime in Milton Keynes. As a result of what the Conservatives have done, adults who are convicted of certain offences involving a knife, including threatening with a knife or a second offence of possession, face a minimum sentence of six months’ imprisonment—and guess who voted against tougher sentences for knife crime?"

    MKFM is yet to hear from Iain Stewart, MP for Milton Keynes South.

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