MP and council leaders come together to urge the community to make some noise

Neil O’ Brien MP and the leaders of Harborough District Council and Oadby & Wigston Borough Council have come together to call on government minister Jim McMahon MP to listen to the residents of districts and boroughs in Leicestershire, to meet the council leaders and to stop riding roughshod over local democracy. 

Neil O’Brien MP said “I am pushing the minister to get around a table with Cllr Knowles, Cllr Haq and other district and borough leaders. This doesn't always happen but we are as one, the minister must talk with us. People here don't want to see our local councils abolished and it is wrong that this is being done to local people by central government, without people here even being asked. Worse still, government are talking about potentially cancelling the elections here. They have no mandate to do this."

Cllr Knowles, Leader of Harborough District Council says he wants people to email Mr McMahon jim.mcmahon.mp@parliament.uk with a simple and straight to the point message. Dear Mr McMahon. Keep the Local in Local Government, Ditch the Donut idea for Leicestershire and talk with the district and borough leaders and our MPs and don’t cancel the county elections. Democracy must be done and be seen to be done.

Cllr Samia Haq, Leader of Oadby & Wigston Borough Council says the minister is forcing local communities to lose their identities with no engagement and no conversation, it’s a political rush job which will lead to a bodge job, this is not what the country voted for! Stop, listen, talk!