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General election will be clear choice between Tory tax cuts or Keir Starmer ‘waffle’, says Rishi Sunak

He admits 2023 was not the easiest — but says Brits should feel confident that a 'better year for Britain' now lies ahead

RISHI Sunak says this year’s general election will be a clear choice between Tory tax cuts or “waffle” from Sir Keir Starmer.

The PM outlines his 2024 mission as building a Britain where hard work is rewarded.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has outlined his 2024 mission
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has outlined his 2024 missionCredit: AFP
The PM said of Labour: 'They’ll try to take people for fools by saying what they think people want to hear'
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The PM said of Labour: 'They’ll try to take people for fools by saying what they think people want to hear'Credit: Getty

Writing in today’s Sun on Sunday, he says: “Now, because we’ve made progress, in particular on the economy and driving down inflation, we are in a position to do what we always said we’d do — and that is to cut taxes.”

He hailed the introduction of the 2p cut to National Insurance yesterday as a move that “every working person across the country will benefit from”.

He admits 2023 was not the easiest — but says Brits should feel confident that a “better year for Britain” lies ahead.

And he tears into Labour chief Sir Keir, saying his only big idea is an “unfunded spending spree” of £28billion a year on eco measures.

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He says: “The choice facing our country is build on the progress we have made or Labour’s tired obsession with the same old politics — the same old evasions, illusions and waffle.”

Last night, Mr Sunak vowed to cut taxes by curbing welfare spending.

He told The Sunday Telegraph: “I’m very clear, I want to control public spending, I want to control welfare, which we’re doing. And because we’re doing that, and because we’re being disciplined with borrowing and our debt, we’re going to be in a position to cut taxes.”

Today, the PM outlines to The Sun on Sunday the progress of his five priorities including halving inflation from 10.7 per cent this time last year to 3.9 per cent now.

On stopping the boats, he says the number of people coming illegally was down by over a third.

And he will pass legislation on Rwanda, seen as instrumental to getting deportation flights off the ground.

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