In a guest article for the Daily Mail newspaper, Secretary of State Truss offered herself as a “tax-cutting, freedom-loving conservative”. “I will hit the ground running by reducing taxes immediately, boosting our economy and unleashing the potential of everyone in the UK.”
She also criticized ex-Finance Minister Sunak’s balance sheet. The government was heading in the wrong direction on taxes, Truss wrote, referring to the highest tax burden in 70 years.
The 46-year-old Truss and the 42-year-old Sunak had prevailed in several ballots within the conservative parliamentary group. The final decision on the successor to incumbent Boris Johnson will be made by members of the Tory party, with a result expected on September 5th. According to polls, Truss is the favorite.
Sunak wrote in the newspaper “Daily Telegraph” that he sees himself as the heir to ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. “I believe in hard work, family and integrity.” He wants to strengthen national sovereignty and tightly control migration. “Economic growth has priority,” stressed Sunak. The best way to do this is with tax cuts and a reduction in bureaucracy.
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