BORIS Johnson today ridiculed Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on tax cuts in a swipe at his chief mutineer. The outgoing PM implied his former Chancellor had refused to scrap VAT on energy bills wh…
BORIS Johnson today ridiculed Rishi Sunak's U-turn on tax cuts in a swipe at his chief mutineer.
And as Chancellor he swatted away desperate calls to waive VAT on gas and electricity to help Brits with crippling bill hikes.told the Conservative Home website: "There’s a big difference between things that by their nature are deliberately temporary, and designed to deal with a particular problem at a moment in time, and things that are structural."
He told Times Radio: 'I think the Prime Minister was puzzled as to why that wasn't policy earlier in the year when the Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet including me, thought it was an extremely good idea but it wasn't so popular in 11 Downing Street, so times change and we change with them as they say.'
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Paul O'Grady takes aim at Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak AKA 'these two planks'‘[They are] two planks trying to persuade us why they’d make a wonderful Prime Minister’ 🏗 So, Paul O'Grady is not a fan of Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak 🙃
Read more »
Rishi Sunak pledges to make 'downblousing' illegal as Liz Truss vows to crack down on catcallingThe two hopefuls are ramping up their bids in the race to succeed Boris Johnson with new plans to clamp down on crime and sexual harassment.
Read more »
Team Truss accuses Rishi Sunak of U-turn on tax pledge after VAT energy cut announcementThe former chancellor announced he would cut VAT on energy bills if he became prime minister, in light of the energy price being set to soar again. He has repeatedly said he would not cut taxes, especially on energy.
Read more »
Liz Truss rejects windfall tax on energy sector as Rishi Sunak denies backtracking on VAT\n\t\t\tJournalists in 50+ countries follow the constant flow of money made and lost in oil & gas while\n\t\t\ttracking emerging trends and opportunities in the future of energy. Don’t miss our exclusive\n\t\t\tnewsletter, Energy Source.\n\t\t
Read more »
Rishi Sunak vows to get tougher on crime with plan to double deportations of foreign criminalsLiz Truss vows to double down on her support for Ukraine
Read more »