that he was going ahead with his plans because the prime minister previously MPs it was fine for them to book holidays during this week.He told the newspaper: “The prime minister told everyone we could go on holiday and then called a snap election. So I’ve chosen to do my campaign work in Greece.”
Baker added that voters who support him had told him “good for you”, and that this is “the only holiday we’ve got planned for this summer”. But the Labour candidate for his seat, Emma Reynolds, told The Mirror she was “staggered” by his decision, adding: “He clearly doesn’t care about his constituents.”
Sunak’s announcement last week came as a surprise to many, as he was expected to call the election around autumn.that the the policy had been “sprung on” Tory candidates, and developed by political advisers rather than the collectively agreed by ministers.Baker caused a stir online last week when he was asked on camera what he would do if he was not re-elected.
Without even missing a beat, he said: “Skydiving, motorcycling, fast catamaran sailing, there are a wide range of things I’ll do. I think you were talking about work, though...Baker secured his Wycombe seat with a narrow majority of less than 4,500 votes in 2019, and has admitted his seat is at risk.Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.