Televised clashes seen as damaging to Conservative party; Tory MPs will eliminate another candidate on Monday evening
IMF official tells Tory leadership candidates that using extra borrowing to fund tax cuts would be mistake
Flanagan said it would be better for the UK to invest in services that would promote long-term growth. He said: At some point you have to decide, do we want to invest in the climate transition? Do we want invest in digitalisation? Do we want to invest in skills for the public. Well, if you do you need the resources to do it. And the way to realise those resources is to lift the tax ratio a little bit.Good morning.
The Conservative party has been letting members choose leaders from a shortlist of two since 2001 and normally by the time the shortlist of two has been picked it is clear that one candidate is likely to win. This time round the outcome will be more uncertain. Pollsters, and the ConservativeHome website, have been polling party members on how they would vote in one-to-one contests. The
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