Anger and apathy at the shopping park as General Election campaign gets underway

They had to battle the conditions as they grabbed parcels from their backseat and stuffed bags of shopping in their boot. As the wind blew and the rain came pouring down, the weather seemed to match the mood amongst shoppers after the starting gun was fired on the snap General Election campaign.

Dave Tuft, 60, said: "I think he's hoping with the current state of the interest rates, he can use that as an excuse. I've got a feeling he's trying to pull the wool over people's eyes. The cynic in me thinks it is a snidey and typically political move. But I'm not holding a great deal of confidence in the Labour Party to be truthful. I cannot see them making any major improvement.

"I really don't know who I'm to vote for. I'm still undecided at this stage. I will have to do a lot of reading and listening to what the talking heads are saying." "I've always voted Labour. But I think this time it's going to be a difficult decision, and I might go for one of the other parties, not the main ones. I will see how it all plays out. I'm not convinced by Keir Starmer. I think they are Conservative by any other name. We need some fresh ideas."

"I'm going to be on holiday so I'm not sure I'm going to be able to vote. I would probably vote for Labour though because I always have. "It was due this year so we knew it would be some time" he said. "But the rabble that are going tp come in are worse than the one that is in at the moment. I can't tell the difference or see how they're going to be governn the country any better.

However, Will Harris, 31, said he had 'no time' for the government's Rwanda policy aimed at stopping the boats: "I wasn't surprised, especially when I saw the article about inflation in the morning. But before that I didn't think he'd call one now, no" he said.

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