At an event held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Miguel Tellado, Secretary General of the People's Party, stated that his party's main challenge is to 'regain respect' for the Canary Islands. He echoed Coalición Canaria's discourse by accusing the central government of having 'greatly disdained' the regional executive during the unprecedented operation to evacuate passengers from the MV Hondius ship, which had a hantavirus outbreak.

However, Tellado overlooked that the People's Party itself has opposed various measures requested by the Canary Islands. A notable example is the decree for the mandatory transfer of unaccompanied minors to the mainland, an initiative aimed at alleviating overcrowding in the Archipelago's centers. The PP, along with Vox, voted against this measure on two occasions, arguing against the relocation of these young people to autonomous communities governed by them.

'For us, the Canary Islands are not a second-class territory,' proclaimed Tellado to hundreds of party members and officials, including former PP presidents in the islands José Manuel Soria, Asier Antona, and Australia Navarro. He added that, unlike Pedro Sánchez, the national leadership of the PP and Alberto Núñez Feijoó consider the Canary Islands a 'priority' and a 'beloved land that deserves respect'.

The popular leader reproached the Spanish Government for its 'arrogance' and 'unacceptable behavior,' accusing it of 'hiding information, trying to deceive citizens, and leaking private conversations'.

Tellado also referred to José Luis Ábalos, warning that if the former minister is convicted, Pedro Sánchez will be 'reprimanded,' as, in his view, 'one's destiny is linked to the other's' because the former PSOE Secretary General was the 'alter ego' of the president.

Finally, he emphasized the increase in the PP's 'electoral capabilities' in the Canary Islands, assuring that the party on the islands is 'in perfect fighting shape, prepared, oiled, and ready for anything, to govern, and to win'.