Sunak Soothes Tory Fears After Farage Debate Fallout
Rishi Sunak has been forced to try to get his party’s election campaign back on track as Farage openly taunts the Tories.Sunak Soothes Tory Fears After Farage Debate Fallout
Rishi Sunak has moved to calm Tory nerves amid panic after Reform UK overtook his party in a damaging YouGov poll.
On a day when Nigel Farage called for a head-to-head debate with Mr Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister tried to take back control of his own election campaign as he flew back from the G7 conference in Italy.
The Reform UK leader began the day taunting the Tories with a video of him singing an Eminem song: “Guess who’s back? Back again!”
Labour then accused the Tories of lying again after a cabinet minister claimed a Starmer government would introduce 18 new taxes, including a capital gains tax raid on people selling their homes.
YouGov poll on Thursday
A YouGov poll on Thursday placed Reform UK ahead of the Tories by a single point. The Conservatives were taken aback when Reform UK secured 19 percent versus their 18 percent.
The same poll placed Labor at 37 percent. The Conservatives were suggested to win fewer than their historical number of seats for the first time in their 346-year history. The poll reported 37 percent support for Labour. The Conservatives were predicted to win fewer seats than in their 346-year history for the first time.
A Whitestone poll conducted on Friday confirmed that reform is closing the gap with the Tories. The gap has decreased, with Reform up one point to 17 percent. The Tories, on the other hand, have seen a three-point decrease, now at 19 percent. Labor’s support has also decreased by one point, now at 41 percent.
Tory ministers have warned of a potential Labour “supermajority.” Mr. Sunak urged against voting for Reform UK, stating it would be “handing Labour a blank check.” He downplayed the possibility of Reform UK overtaking the Conservatives.
The prime minister predicted a comeback. We are only halfway through this election,” he stressed. The choice between the Tories and Labour will crystallise for people between now and polling day.
It comes after Mr. Farage claimed his Reform Party is now in opposition to Labour. He flipped the Conservative campaign rhetoric by stating that a vote for the Tories is a vote for Labour.
also He requested a place in the BBC leaders’ debate next week. He stated, “We are the challengers to Labour. We are now the real opposition.”
Mr. Sunak took a break from the campaign trail
“And this needs to be reflected, and it’s beginning to be reflected by the polling industry but it needs to be reflected by the broadcasters as well, because Ofcom and the guidance they’ve given to broadcasters say that really, the most important of all the factors is the performance in the last two general elections.”
Mr. Sunak took a break from the campaign trail to meet world leaders in Italy. At the G7 summit in Puglia, he told reporters: I will stay on as an MP if my party loses at the election.
He expressed confidence that his party would regain its lead over Reform. “We are only halfway through this election,” he said. “I’m still fighting very hard for every vote.”
“And what that poll shows is that the only poll that matters is the one on July 4, but if that poll were replicated on July 4, it would be handing Labor a blank check to tax everyone, including their home, their pension, their car, and their family, and I’ll be fighting very hard to make sure that doesn’t happen.
And actually, when I’ve been out and about…
He added that there is a “massive difference” between Labour and the Tories. Labour, after launching its manifesto on Thursday, would “raise the tax burden to the highest level in this country’s history,” according to him.
The prime minister expressed her opinion.
The prime minister expressed her opinion. She believes people will make up their minds about the choice. This will happen before polling day.
The intervention came as the Tories placed their recovery bet on attacking Labour. They accused Labour of introducing 18 new “secret taxes,” including a plan to instate capital gains tax on the sale of primary homes for the first time in history.
A Labour spokesperson stated that Labour will not introduce capital gains taxes on primary residences. They also mentioned that it’s a bad idea.
The Conservatives are lying. This is a sign of desperation on their part. The Tories are talking about things they have imagined, while Labour isn’t doing so.
Our plan will make working people better off. The Tories, meanwhile, offer more irresponsible promises. These promises will lead to a £4,800 hike on family mortgages.
“After 14 years of Tory chaos, it’s time to turn the page and rebuild Britain with Labour.”
Ms. Trott stood firm on her belief
At a press conference in Westminster on Friday, Laura Trott, the chief secretary to the Treasury, stated that the YouGov poll was a “stark warning.” However, she also echoed the PM by insisting that “we’re only halfway through.”
But I’m not going to underplay it.
Ms. Trott stood firm on her belief that Labour’s policies would lead to every working family paying an extra £2,094 in taxes throughout the next parliament.
In an interview with the BBC’s Nick Robinson for Panorama, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer addressed the tax-related claims against his party.
He said: “We are going to deal with the non-dom tax status. We are going to deal with the private equity loophole.Also, we are going to deal with the tax break for private schools. We will also address the tax on oil and gas companies, which we need to introduce or extend. However, none of our plans require any other tax increases.
My manifesto is about wealth creation. Unlike some Labour leaders, I haven’t sat in this chair for an interview about my wealth creation plans.This is a party of wealth creation, of growth, and therefore this boxing-in that everyone is trying to do, particularly in recent days, is that the only levers available to a Labour government, or a Labour Prime Minister, are to put up taxes or pull down spending, and I reject that.
“Growth is the lever that I intend to pull. The plan has been painstakingly formulated and organized.
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