Rishi Sunak Rejects Question About Boris Johnson’s Checkers Party Amid Heatwave Emergence
Penny Mordaunt has admitted that her plans to cut taxes will lead to an increase in government debt.
Ms Mordaunt said her proposals to halve VAT on petrol and raise tax thresholds represented a “modest” set of changes to help people struggling with rising cost of living.
“We need to show that there is some immediate support aimed at people. We should adjust our tax forecasts, but this is absolutely necessary, I think,” he told the BBC’s Sunday Morning program.
“There’s a lot of room to do that. This is, compared to other candidates, a very modest set of specific support that I’ve announced to help people.” He acknowledged that this would mean applying for a loan to finance day-to-day spending.
Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak is committed to removing hundreds of remaining EU laws and regulations if he wins the race for the Conservative crown in a new field to beat the Brexiteers.
The former chancellor has said he would appoint a Brexit minister to review the remaining 2,400 EU laws that are still in the statute book.
It comes as the five remaining candidates still in the contest prepare for the second televised debate to be screened on ITV on Sunday evening.
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Penny Mordaunt criticizes the “defamations” against her Conservative leadership campaign
Penny Mordaunt criticizes the “defamations” against her Conservative leadership campaign
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Tom Tugendhat says the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda is “a totem”, but would let the plan go ahead
Tom Tugendhat has called the plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda a “totem,” but said he would keep it if he wins the Conservative leadership race.
The outsider argued that it is more important to “close the roots” of human trafficking in the Mediterranean and avoided saying that the policy, which involves an advance payment of £ 120 million and unknown additional costs, is good value for money. price.
But the candidate who promised “a clean start” after Boris Johnson’s years joined all his rivals in saying Priti Patel’s hard line plan should have time to establish if it can work.
Tom Tugendhat says deportation of refugees to Rwanda is “a totem”, but did not stop it
The Conservative leadership candidate wants the Navy’s ships in the Mediterranean to “close the roots” of traffic, but says “a little more time” should be given to hard-line politics.
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The NHS will “look very pushed” during the heat wave
Lord Victor Adebowale said the NHS will “face off” over the next few days, but added that “facing up is not good enough”.
He told Times Radio, “My limbs are pretty stretched right now. Ambulances are running at their peak, ambulance waiting times are getting longer.
“We’re going to be very, very pushed and it’s not just the red warning, the heat wave. We’re dealing with Covid, which is causing illness in our ambulance teams, which is one of the reasons we have vacancies. And we also have a social care challenge, which is that we can’t get people out of the hospital because social care is on its knees. “
Lord Adebowale added: “The NHS will do it, but it’s not good enough. We need to really operate in a way that allows people to get the treatment they need where they need it, on time. And that’s a struggle.” .
The president of the NHS Confederation has said hospitals will be “very, very pushed” over the next few days.
Joe Middleton July 17, 2022 12:08 PM
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Braverman notes that Mordaunt “woke up”
Suella Braverman has called Penny Mordaunt “awake” and says she disagrees with her views on “trans ideology.”
He told Times Radio, “My opinion of Penny is that she’s awake, yes. She doesn’t lack any respect for her awakened opinions, but I think we should say so for what she is.”
However, Braverman added that she thought Mordaunt was a “remarkable woman,” but that she disagreed with his views on “trans ideology, gender ideology and the definition of woman.”
It comes amid allegations by Ms. Mordaunt that she has not been honest about her position on trans rights.
Joe Middleton July 17, 2022 11:51 AM
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Mordaunt reiterates false claim that UK could not prevent Turkey from joining EU
Penny Mordaunt has reiterated her notorious false claim that the UK could not prevent Turkey from joining the EU, insisting that the veto would not have been used.
The Conservative leadership candidate, who also faces allegations of dishonesty over her position on trans rights, was accused of ignoring the “real facts” that the EU treaty granted a blockade to new members.
Faced with an interview in the 2016 Brexit referendum, when the Leave campaign sought to raise alarm about migrants in Turkey, Ms Mordaunt replied: “The clip says it the way I see it.”
Penny Mordaunt repeats false claim that UK could not prevent Turkey from joining EU
The Conservative leadership candidate accused of ignoring the “real facts”, but insists the veto would have been useless
Joe Middleton July 17, 2022 11:24 AM
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Mordaunt admits that tax reduction plans will lead to an increase in government debt
Penny Mordaunt has acknowledged that her plans to cut taxes will lead to an increase in government debt.
Ms Mordaunt said her proposals to halve VAT on petrol and raise tax thresholds represented a “modest” set of changes to help people struggling with rising cost of living.
“We need to show that there is some immediate support aimed at people. We should adjust our tax forecasts, but this is absolutely necessary, I think,” he told the BBC’s Sunday Morning program.
“There’s a lot of room to do that. This is, compared to other candidates, a very modest set of specific support that I’ve announced to help people.”
He acknowledged that this would mean applying for a loan to finance day-to-day spending, and said, “We will have to do this for a while. The important thing is that the debt-to-GDP ratio will fall over time.”
Joe Middleton July 17, 2022 11:01 AM
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Tom Tugendhat says Rwanda’s scheme is “a necessary totem”
Tom Tugendhat says Rwanda’s scheme is “a necessary totem”
Joe Middleton July 17, 2022 10:42 AM
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Quick answers to Mordaunt’s questions
Penny Mordaunt told the BBC she would not allow another independence referendum and that it was a “resolved issue” and that she supported getting the country to zero in by 2050.
He said privatizing Channel 4 was not a priority. When asked if she would give Boris Johnson a job in the cabinet, she replied that she “didn’t talk about jobs,” but when they pushed her she said, “I don’t think she’s there to serve.”
And like Mr Tugendhat, she would not withdraw the UK from the ECHR.
Joe Middleton July 17, 2022 10:31
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Mordaunt claims that the UK “had no veto” to prevent Turkey from joining the EU
Penny Mordaunt has said the UK “had no veto” to prevent Turkey from joining the EU.
However, when the BBC’s Sophie Raworth pointed out that this was not true, Ms Mordaunt said “we could not use this provision in the treaty”.
Joe Middleton July 17, 2022 10:24 AM
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Dominic Raab reveals who he was really winking at during the PMQs
Dominic Raab reveals who he was really winking at during the PMQs
Joe Middleton July 17, 2022 10:13 AM