{"id":306543,"date":"2017-05-04T03:33:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T02:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/tory-scum-theresa-may-faces-angry-protest-after-hiding-from-bristol-voters-video\/"},"modified":"2017-05-04T03:33:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T02:33:43","slug":"tory-scum-theresa-may-faces-angry-protest-after-hiding-from-bristol-voters-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/tory-scum-theresa-may-faces-angry-protest-after-hiding-from-bristol-voters-video\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Tory scum!\u2019 Theresa May faces angry protest after \u2018hiding\u2019 from Bristol voters (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>        UK Prime Minister Theresa May met a wall of opposition in Bristol on Tuesday night when Labour supporters defending a stronghold seat in the English city descended on the venue of a local Tory rally chanting \u2018Corbyn in, May out.\u2019<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NyvpCwAB6z8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The protest was launched in Brislington, in the Labour-held seat of Bristol East, where May\u2019s Conservatives are attempting to swing pro-Brexit voters to support her in the June 8 general election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/386957-election-may-chips-miliband\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.05\/thumbnail\/5909a971c46188d3758b458b.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May enjoys some chips during a campaign stop in Mevagissey, Cornwall, May 2, 2017. \u00a9\u00a0Dylan Martinez\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Residents were outraged when they learned May would only be addressing local Conservative Party activists at the Hungerford Social Club and not speaking directly to voters.<\/p>\n<p>Bristol resident Geraint Evans shared footage of protesters on Hungerford Road chanting: <em>\u201cTory, Tory, Tory, scum, scum, scum.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Catherine Powell, 59, told the Mirror she was protesting against the bedroom tax and cuts to public services imposed on the city by the Conservatives.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTheresa May has been going round talking to rooms of Tories about Tory policies. She needs to talk to the public about her policies,\u201d<\/em> Jon Chamberlain, 40, said.<\/p>\n<p>He mocked May\u2019s slogan <em>\u201cstrong and stable leadership,\u201d<\/em> saying it is worthless if she cannot garner public support.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t care who the opposition is, strong and stable leadership is not about talking to your own supporters in your own house; it\u2019s about getting everyone else in the country on your side, and at the moment, a slogan is not a policy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He blasted the Tories for cuts to public services and falling living standards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/386942-kevin-mackenzie-jeremy-corbyn\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.05\/thumbnail\/590996bec461888d7a8b45f5.jpg\" alt=\"Author and former newspaper editor Kelvin MacKenzie. \u00a9 Simon Ford \/ Global Look Press\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cShe can say she\u2019s as strong and stable as she likes, but how many times did she say we weren\u2019t going to have an election? And now we are, so I don\u2019t believe a word she said and I don\u2019t believe she\u2019s a very good leader.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jane Carter, Bristol branch secretary of trade union Unison, accused the PM of being out of touch with the general public.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Prime Minister is dodging hard questions from Bristolians because she doesn\u2019t have the solutions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPeople want serious answers to the questions that keep them up at night \u2013 how to afford the rent, look after family, and earn a decent wage,\u201d<\/em> she told the Bristol Post.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf Theresa May has the answers she ought to tell us, and if not then it\u2019s time for her Government to go on June 8,\u201d<\/em> Carter added.<\/p>\n<p>The protests come after similar reports in Cornwall, where reporters from Cornwall Live say they were locked in a room by Tory handlers and stopped from filming May\u2019s speech at a factory in Helston.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt feels like either contempt or a lack of understanding of what we do in the local press generally,\u201d<\/em> Jacqui Merrington, digital editor of Cornwall Live, said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou can\u2019t expect any local media to be entirely print-focused now and not have any digital element.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/386991-theresa-may-bristol-protest\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. 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