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And with no clear candidate to succeed Boris Johnson Who will step down following a series of scandals, it is still not possible to predict who will become the next leader, exposing divisions within Conservative Party the ruler.
Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has emerged as the preferred candidate for the 358 Conservative MPs in Parliament. Members will hold more ballots this week to eventually reduce the number of contestants to two.
Sunak said on Sunday evening that his top priority would be to tackle inflation and prevent it from getting worse before he approves tax cuts..
Secretary of State Liz Truss said: sonak Raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years, and proposed plans to repeal increases in payroll tax and corporate tax at a cost of more than 30 billion pounds ($36 billion) a year.
Terrace said in the debate, which was hosted by a TV channel "ITV" that "Raising taxes now will stifle economic growth".
Secretary of State for Commerce Penny Mordaunt, who is currently number three, also attacked Sunak, saying the public needed to "Immediate action" To counter the rising cost of living.
A poll conducted by JL Center for the Sunday Telegraph revealed that nearly half of conservative voters think that sonak He would be a good prime minister, ahead of Truss and Mordaunt.
However, Truss also enjoys wide support, including from those most loyal to Johnson. Mordaunt has topped opinion polls of the party’s 200,000 members who will ultimately choose who will become Conservative Party leader and thus prime minister, which shows that the race to succeed Johnson It is still open.
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And with no clear candidate to succeed Boris Johnson Who will step down following a series of scandals, it is still not possible to predict who will become the next leader, exposing divisions within Conservative Party the ruler.
Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has emerged as the preferred candidate for the 358 Conservative MPs in Parliament. Members will hold more ballots this week to eventually reduce the number of contestants to two.
Sunak said on Sunday evening that his top priority would be to tackle inflation and prevent it from getting worse before he approves tax cuts..
Secretary of State Liz Truss said: sonak Raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years, and proposed plans to repeal increases in payroll tax and corporate tax at a cost of more than 30 billion pounds ($36 billion) a year.
“Raising taxes right now will stifle economic growth,” Terrace said in the debate, hosted by ITV television.“.
Secretary of State for Commerce Penny Mordaunt, who is currently ranked third, also attacked Sunak, saying the public needed “immediate action” to counter the rising cost of living..
A poll conducted by JL Center for the Sunday Telegraph revealed that nearly half of conservative voters think that sonak He would be a good prime minister, ahead of Truss and Mordaunt.
However, Truss also enjoys wide support, including from those most loyal to Johnson. Mordaunt has topped opinion polls of the party’s 200,000 members who will ultimately choose who will become Conservative Party leader and thus prime minister, which shows that the race to succeed Johnson It is still open.
