Dominc Raab attacks Liz Truss’ record in Treasury
Appearing on the Sophy Ridge program on Sky News this morning, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, who supports Rishi Sunak as prime minister, has attacked Liz Truss and her track record as chief secretary of the Treasury.
Defending Sunak’s record as chancellor and addressing Truss’s claim that there had been low growth for decades, Raab said:
She can answer for her policies and her when she was chief secretary of the Treasury. People can see if public service spending and staffing increased or decreased. It is not just Rishi who will be responsible for what he has done in the face of a massive pandemic. I mean, did you cut taxes at that time? Is spending increased or decreased during your period is CST? I think without criticizing her personally, I think it’s right that everyone on her record should be scrutinized.
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Conservatives of the ‘red wall’ warn: honor the promises of level or we lose the next election
Toby Helm
Senior Conservatives in the “red wall” seats have warned Conservative leadership candidates that the party will lose the next general election unless they pledge to level the country again and increase investment in disadvantaged regions of the UK.
Warnings come when economists and business figures who are pushing the leveling agenda in the north of England say the whole project, which was at the heart of the 2019 Conservative manifesto, runs the risk of being downgraded as the candidates to succeed Boris Johnson compete to offer more generosity. tax and money cuts to alleviate the cost of living crisis.
On Saturday night, Conservative MP Jake Berry, who chairs the Northern Conservative Research Group (NRG) of 50 Conservative MPs and was Minister of Northern Power from 2017 to 2020, told the Observer that if the next prime minister did not fulfill the promise of the 2019 manifesto, his party would be severely punished by red wall voters. Berry agreed that if the party withdrew from its 2019 manifesto, there would be an understandable outcry for early elections.
“Those votes were lent, they were lent against a promise of action and a promise of action,” he said. “If there is a lack of action and action, don’t be surprised that they won’t appear in two years.
“It depends on whether we want to win the next election. Of course we can become a party that only focuses on rebuilding the blue wall in the south of England, but [if we do that] we will lose ”.
John Stevenson, Conservative MP for Carlisle, added: “We must not forget that the part of our last manifesto on which our vast majority was based was the leveling agenda. It is essential that the next leader be committed to this. agenda “. Berry and Stevenson support Tom Tugendhat, who calls for tax cuts and a broader national growth strategy to create a less economically divided country.
Read more about Toby Helm’s report here: Red Wall Conservatives warn: honor level-up promises or we’ll miss the next election
Updated at 09.53 BST
Both Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat appear to have “housing” written in large letters on their media grids this morning, as both have tweeted about the issue in brief succession. Truss linked to a piece of Telegraph published yesterday at the last minute in which he promised to end what he called “Stalinist” housing targets, saying:
I want to abolish the Stalinist housing goals inspired by Whitehall, this is the wrong way to generate economic growth. The best way to stimulate economic growth is from the bottom up with tax incentives for investment and simplified regulations.
I want to abolish the top-down Stalinist-inspired housing goals of Whitehall: this is the wrong way to generate economic growth.
The best way to stimulate economic growth is from the bottom up with tax incentives for investment and simplified regulations.https: //t.co/r51NBChnYF.
– Liz for Leader (@trussliz) July 17, 2022
Tugendhat, after 12 years of Conservative rule, says: “I take the housing crisis seriously.”
Its scheme is to increase construction in abandoned sites, introduce “street votes” to give ultralocal development decisions and “build beautiful” by building “homes that reflect our heritage and history”.
Updated at 09.54 BST
Badenoch accuses Labor of “poisoning the well of society” by racism
Kemi Badenoch has given an interview to the Sunday Times in which he talks about racism in the UK and has attacked Labor attitude towards the issue. She told the newspaper:
What’s amazing is how when you talk to some Labor people they still make it look like it’s 1955 or 1948 and exactly the same as when the Windrush generation came along.
It’s as if they have to pretend that nothing has changed to justify their own argument. It’s destructive for young people, because what they hear is the message that no matter what you do, people will try to stop you. It means they don’t bother, they are defeated before they start.
She went on to say:
The argument I make to people is that we have all been victims of crime, but not all of us think our country is institutionally criminal. This does not mean that there is no racism in this country, but pretending that this is all that is happening and … putting too much emphasis on it will make the country more divided.
I don’t think people who make this argument understand that they are playing with fire. They are poisoning the well of society.
Read more here: The Sunday Times – Kemi Badenoch: Workers still live in the past of the race [£]
Updated at 09.39 BST
Truss supporter Iain Duncan Smith questions Mordaunt’s record in government
Iain Duncan Smith has dedicated part of his appearance on Sky News this morning to an attack on Penny Mordaunt, questioning how he has worked and what he has achieved. He said: “I just said that their achievements should be fully openly examined.
“I think everyone except Tom Tugendhat is in government. Everyone has to be judged for what they’ve achieved. The only person who personally doesn’t know what their big achievements are is Penny.
“For me, the key is that we are not choosing a Conservative party leader who has two years to build his reputation. We are choosing someone who will be prime minister on the first day. So you have to know when they have power and authority in the government, what do they do? What did they achieve? What were their main beliefs? Why did they drive? What difficult decisions did they have to make that sometimes they had to go against their officials to do these things?
He added, “I know what others have done. So I want to know, what do you think are your big hits? And where did you really fight for things? How many hours did you spend working on that? Where did you face these difficult decisions? ?
Updated at 09.39 BST
Former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith has also been making the media this morning, in support of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’ candidacy for the post. He told Sky News viewers, “We can’t get anyone to stand up without a trace.”
“Most of the top candidates in this debate have been in government for most of two and a half years,” he said. “So it’s very important to know what their record says about them when they have the power to do things.”
De Truss said: “By the way, it has made these phenomenal trade agreements, especially with Australia, which was not a follow-up to the trade agreement, and also the Trans Pacific Partnership, which opens up to us in the Far East, which it is really delivering Brexit.
“And the other, of course, has defended Ukraine. It has been very, very strong in terms of our support for participation in Ukraine, which is a very, very vital issue, and now also in Northern Ireland, where it is helping to solve it. So his record is strong. “
Updated at 09.40 BST
Zahawi urged to explain the source of the mysterious £ 26 million loan
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is under pressure to explain the origin of the £ 26m unsecured loans his family-owned company reported in 2018 as he faces questions about his tax matters.
The millions of pounds of loans helped Zahawi and his wife buy properties across the UK, including commercial and commercial premises in London, Birmingham, Brighton and Walton-on-Thames in Surrey.
The Observer has established that in the same year new loans were reported to the real estate company Zahawi and Zahawi that an offshore family business linked to the chancellor sold shares in YouGov, the survey firm he founded, transferring £ 26 million to an unknown recipient or recipients.
A source close to Zahawi insisted that there was no link between the money transferred from the offshore company, Balshore Investments, and the unsecured loans to his family-owned company, Zahawi and Zahawi.
A spokesman said: “Nadhim and his wife have never been beneficiaries of any offshore trust structure.”
The chancellor is embroiled in growing controversy after the Observer revealed last week that officials have raised a “flag” over their financial affairs. You face calls to identify the lender or lenders who helped finance your real estate business.
Read more about Jon Ungoed-Thomas’s report here: Zahawi urged to explain the source of the mysterious £ 26 million loan
Updated at 09.40 BST
In his television appearance this morning on Sky News, Dominic Raab outlined some of the reasons he supported Rishi Sunak, including that he was the only candidate Raab believed could win a general election.
He told Sophy Ridge: “I think people want positive prospects, and I think Rishi has three critical things: economic plan, values and, frankly, eligibility. The ability to reach, not just the Conservative Party, but the country, be it blue or red seats, is the guy who can win.At the end of the day.I think it’s beautiful …