Heather Wheeler Blackpool

A Tory minister has apologised for *checks notes* slagging off Birmingham AND Blackpool. Speaking during a conference about the government's new digital ...

Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings. Wheeler has been MP for South Derbyshire since 2010 and is parliamentary secretary for the Cabinet Office. She has previously apologised for remarks about Gypsies and Travellers, and was criticised in 2018 when as homelessness minister she said she did not know why the number of rough sleepers had risen. He then said that a Cabinet Office official rang him after he first reported Wheeler’s comments saying it was a joke to break the ice.

A Tory minister's comments describing Blackpool as “godawful” were “ignorant” and “ill-advised”, the leader of the town's council has said.

“I mean, even sort of putting Blackpool and Birmingham as being the topic of the joke. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. They can’t even tell the difference between ‘Blackpool or Birmingham or somewhere godawful’. Clueless and offensive.” We’re doing something right, people love Blackpool. Maybe she needs to come and have a look round and enjoy the world-famous illuminations on our beautiful promenade. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy tweeted: “What an absolute shower.

Tory Heather Wheeler, a Junior Cabinet Office Minister, was speaking at an event in London to launch the Tories new digital strategy when she told the audience: ...

Shadow Levelling Up secretary Lisa Nandy said: “This comment reveals the Conservatives’ true colours. Her comments were made hours after Boris Johnson gave an important housing policy speech in Birmingham. Mr Johnson said: "Blackpool is the second biggest destination for tourists outside London in the UK." South Derbyshire MP Heather Wheeler is facing backlash after describing Blackpool and Birmingham as "godawful". Tory Heather Wheeler, a Junior Cabinet Office Minister, was speaking at an event in London to launch the Tories new digital strategy when she told the audience: "I was at a conference at, I dunno, Blackpool or Birmingham, somewhere godawful,” before making her official speech.

Heather Wheeler reportedly said she had been 'at a conference in Blackpool or Birmingham or somewhere godawful'

They can’t even tell the difference between ‘Blackpool or Birmingham or somewhere godawful’.” The disrespect is off the scale.” Williams and Phillips join a number of key voices in their party in criticising the junior minister’s comments.

A Government minister has apologised for describing Blackpool as a “godawful” place. Heather Wheeler, the Tory MP for South Derbyshire, said she made an ...

I just … nothing surprises me. Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy tweeted: “What an absolute shower. I apologise for any offence caused.” The leader of Blackpool Council has suggested Ms Wheeler may need to “come and have a look round” herself. Ms Wheeler, who is a parliamentary secretary in the Cabinet Office, appeared to own up to the comments on Friday, tweeting: “Whilst speaking at a conference on Thursday, I made an inappropriate remark that does not reflect my actual view. Her apology followed reports that she appeared to go off script at an event to launch the Government’s new digital strategy, saying: “I was just at a conference in Blackpool or Birmingham or somewhere godawful.”

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Swadlincote is made up of council estates which are littered with beer cans and used nappies and there’s always that faint smell of weed and urine. "It is good she has apologised but such insulting remarks should never have been said in the first place. A blog entry on the student site The Tab by a young Swadlincote resident says: “Derbyshire is quite a beautiful place, I have to admit. We’re doing something right, people love Blackpool. Maybe she needs to come and have a look round and enjoy the world-famous illuminations on our beautiful promenade. "But attending a conference is very different to just enjoying a break here with family. The satisfaction rate among visitors generally is very high indeed.