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Tories lurch right to head off Reform
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launches the Conservative Party General Election manifesto at Silverstone in Towcester, Northamptonshire, June 11, 2024
“At local level, it’s different."
DESPERATE Rishi Sunak unveiled a hard-right Tory manifesto today as he comes under mounting pressure from Nigel Farage’s Reform party.
Key Conservative pledges in their prolong-the-agony programme include further cuts to National Insurance, anti-migrant measures, a dilution of net-zero plans and a still more severe clampdown on the right to protest.
Having earlier admitted that the government had failed on housing, Mr Sunak offered a stamp duty cut for first-time buyers, with tax breaks for landlords who sell to tenants.
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