RISHI Sunak and Liz Truss met with Sun readers for a personal grilling after the debate was cut short after host Kate McCann fell unwell. The two contenders spent time with the studio audience afte…
Earlier, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak locked horns as they faced questions from Sun readers in the race for Number 10.
“So the question is how do we pay for things? I think it’s reasonable to ask the largest companies to pay a little bit more.” In an emotional question, John Hughes, from Birmingham, asked the pair why he wasn’t receiving sufficient care and has to rely on a charity since he was diagnosed with cancer. He asked: “Why is the NHS broken?”
The ex-Chancellor, who said he would focus on new technologies, added: “I’m confident that we can get the waitlist down quicker people like John will get the treatment that they need quicker.During the debate, both candidates committed to fracking if local communities give the green light. I’m confident that we can get the waitlist down quicker people like John will get the treatment that they need quicker.He added: “I want to be honest with you about that part of us standing up to Putin is all of us as a country recognising what that’s going to do to our energy bills.
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