Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has launched her ‘Liz for Leader’ campaign for the Conservative Party leadership, with a promise to cut taxes ‘from day one’
Internet records shared online show she launched her LizForleader.co.uk website two days after the confidence vote against Boris Johnson, which he narrowly survived., just days after a collapse in party support forced his resignation.
Mr Zahawi, Rishi Sunak's successor, had said earlier this week that "everything is on the table" when questioned over the corporation tax rise. "That means helping them have opportunities at home that makes talented people want to stay, not go." "The long way out of this, the better way, is to turbo growth. I've always believed in free markets, in low taxation, in light regulation, as the conditions that are necessary for growth.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is also widely expected to stand, with the Mail on Sunday reporting she will seek to advocate "classic Conservative principles", and could declare her candidature as soon as Monday.Ms Mordaunt has heavily suggested she will throw her hat in the ring, sharing an article on Saturday night from Dr Gerard Lyons, Mr Johnson's former chief economic adviser as London mayor, which states she would make a "great prime minister".
Mr Shapps said he wants to rebuild the economy so it is the biggest in Europe by 2050, and address the cost-of-living crisis.Mr Sunak launched his leadership bid with the message: "Let's restore trust, rebuild the economy and reunite the country." One of the main front-runners, attracting odds of 4/1 with several bookmakers, the former chancellor's rise from relative obscurity to household name came as he turned on the spending taps to protect jobs through the furlough scheme when the coronavirus pandemic struck.
The Paralympian requested footage of him featured in the clip be removed, with Ms Mordaunt, who remains among the early favourites, posting an amended version hours later. She played a prominent role in the Leave campaign in the 2016 Brexit referendum, and enjoys the backing of Dame Andrea Leadsom and Michael Fabricant.The Foreign Secretary kept her powder dry as the Tory top brass turned on the mortally wounded Prime Minister, despite being a Johnson loyalist, though she did cut short a foreign trip to Indonesia to head back to Westminster as he announced his resignation.
She has the experience of working across many Whitehall departments, while her hard line on Ukraine, insisting Russian forces must be driven from the country, and threats to tear up the Northern Ireland Protocol with the EU play well with sections of the party.Mr Javid formally declared his bid in The Sunday Telegraph after his and Mr Sunak's double-resignation effectively kickstarted the slew of departures from government, hastening Mr Johnson's demise.
The Bromsgrove MP also pledged to scrap the Government's controversial national insurance hike, bring forward the planned 1p income tax cut to next year, and introduce a further "significant" temporary reduction on fuel duty.The Transport Secretary, a Johnson loyalist, set up his stall in The Sunday Times by vowing to end "tactical government by an often-distracted centre".
He also appeared to suggest a hard-line stance on so-called culture war issues, claiming he would protect children from what he claimed was "damaging and inappropriate nonsense from radical activists". But a surprise endorsement from prominent Brexiteer Steve Baker, who had earlier said he was considering running, has lent weight to her standing.
Seen by some as a bit of a Thatcher reboot, Mr Hunt might appeal to those who want a sensible choice of leader after months of instability.
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