Rishi Sunak has sparked fury after suggesting that only 'idiots' think he can cut tax
Listen to this articleSpeaking on a visit to Morecambe in Lancashire on Thursday, the Prime Minister said he wanted to cut tax but that the war in Ukraine and the after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic meant he could not yet.
"Now we've got this war going on which is having an enormous impact on inflation and interest rates.” He added: “Trust me that's what I'm going to do for you this year, that's what we're going to do while I'm Prime Minister and if we do those things we will be able to cut your taxes.”John Longworth, the former director-general of the British Chamber of Commerce, said Mr Sunak using the word 'idiot' “shows a certain level of desperation on his part”.
“It is a bizarre situation that we are in, where we have people at the top of government who do not believe in growth. They need to go and read Mrs Thatcher.”His comments came during the week that Tory MPs aligned with former prime minister Liz Truss's tax-cutting agenda met for the first time as part of the "Conservative Growth Group".
John Redwood, a former Cabinet minister, said: “A tax cut in the budget is essential to help people. We are overtaxing businesses and individuals.
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