Britain’s Sunak to put government on crisis footing -Times interview
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak walks in London, Britain, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/John Sibley
July 22 – Britain’s former finance minister, Rishi Sunak, in the running to become the next prime minister, would put the government on a crisis footing from “day one” of taking office, he said in an interview with The Times on Friday.
Over the next week, Sunak intends to argue that Britain is facing a national emergency on five fronts, including the economy, the National Health Service, and migration, the newspaper reported.
More news: Domino’s India may shift business away from delivery firms Zomato and Read more…
Liz Truss, Sunak’s rival for the top job, held a 24-point lead over him in a YouGov poll of Conservative Party Members published on Thursday. read more
Inflation is the “number one challenge we face,” Sunak told the newspaper, adding that under Truss’ plans, interest rates in the country could rise significantly.
Sunak has said he plans to cut taxes, but only once inflation – now running at almost 10% – is brought under control. He accused his rivals of making “fairy tale” promises about tax cuts.
Truss, currently Britain’s foreign minister, made other promises of tax cuts that will cost an estimated 30 billion pounds ($36.01 billion) a year.
On Saturday, the Telegraph reported that Truss will announce that all EU legislation transposed onto the UK statute books will be given a “sunset” clause by the end of 2023. will decide on whether to keep, amend or scrap around 2,400 laws by then, Truss told the paper on Friday.