West Dunbartonshire candidates welcome General Election announcement

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West Dunbartonshire’s MP has welcomed the calling of a general election, saying that it gives voters the opportunity to “kick out this woeful Westminster government.”Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week made the shock announcement that voters would go to the polls on July 4.In a soaking address outside 10 Downing Street, Mr Sunak said that voters had the chance to; “build on the future you’ve made or risk going back to square one with Labour.”Opinion polls show that Labour hold a commanding lead UK-wide, with their leader, Sir Keir Starmer saying it was “time for change” away from “years of Tory chaos”.In West Dunbartonshire, where the SNP currently hold a majority of just over 21 percent, incumbent Martin Docherty-Hughes is set to go head-to-head with Labour’s Douglas McAllister - who currently serves as the area’s Provost, and a councillor for Clydebank.The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens have still to announce their candidates, whilst Andrew Muir stands for the Scottish Family Party.Responding to the calling of the election, Mr Docherty-Hughes - who has represented West Dunbartonshire at Westminster since 2015 - said: “It’s welcome news that the Prime Minister has finally done the right thing and set a date for the General Election.“I’m looking forward to the campaign ahead and the opportunity on July 4 to kick out this woeful Westminster government.“Tory austerity has been devastating for West Dunbartonshire, but Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party only offers more of the same.

The callous actions of the local Labour-run council to shut libraries and cut community services tells you all you need to know about their priorities.“The SNP is the only party that will put West Dunbartonshire and Scotland first,