Tory leadership race: Rishi Sunak pledges 'radical' tax cut and attacks Liz Truss as party members start receiving ballot papers

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Tory leadership race: Rishi Sunak pledges 'radical' tax cut and attacks Liz Truss as party members start receiving ballot papers
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In his latest pitch to Conservative Party members, the former chancellor claims the 20% reduction would be 'the largest cut in income tax for 30 years'

"Because winning this leadership contest without levelling with people about what lies ahead would not only be dishonest - it would be an act of self-sabotage that condemns our party to defeat at the next general election and consigns us to a long period in opposition."

"As they turn to that decision I would urge them to treat with caution any vision that doesn't involve any difficult trade-offs and remember that if something sounds good to be true - then it probably is."Rishi Sunak has kept his focus on tackling inflation throughout the contestShe has outlined £30bn of tax cuts if she was to take office, including scrapping the proposed rise in corporation tax and reversing the government's National Insurance hike.

But Ms Truss claims her plan would"increase tax revenues by growing the economy", accusing the former chancellor of policies that"choke off growth by raising taxes" to a 70-year high.after announcing he would cut VAT on energy bills

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