up to date look at what the country can afford, what kind of head room varies in terms of the government s current finances. certainly the tax cuts she is planning rely on there being a certain amount of headroom within the government s finances. but i don t think her team are feeling particularly under pressure. they are leading in the polling in this leadership contest. the way i understand it is that as it stands she has no plans to announce any other detail about what financial support she may or may not offer if she were elected before that election result on the 5th of september. at the moment her team are remaining pretty tight lipped about this, only saying she has already announced tax cuts and she would suspend green levies on bills. i don t think we will hear a huge amount of more policy from them. they are essentially keeping their powder dry as the contest goes on another two weeks. i powder dry as the contest goes on another two weeks. another two weeks. i wells, thank o
argument is the fact that whilst they are calling it a targeted fiscal event, we know one of liz truss s big ideas and plans is tax cuts, which is a pretty universal rather than targeted measure. she wants to introduce tax cuts by cutting national insurance for everyone who pays that, as well as suspending green levies on energy bills and that s why rishi sunak s team have hit back at her today saying it would not be without getting the latest forecast about the state of the country s finances because he argues this would be an irresponsible thing to do and you can t have these tax cuts as well as further interventions to help households without what they have described as dangerous levels of borrowing. have described as dangerous levels of iaorrowing- have described as dangerous levels of borrowinu. , . , ,, .,~ of borrowing. given what rishi sunak has said and of borrowing. given what rishi sunak has said and what of borrowing. given what rishi sunak has said and what the of b
levy on energy companies because that is really the way in which we are gonna that is really the way in which we are gonna tackle this is to have green are gonna tackle this is to have green levies and make it front and centre green levies and make it front and centre in green levies and make it front and centre in our whole public policy because centre in our whole public policy because of the buyers were not going to have because of the buyers were not going to have an because of the buyers were not going to have an economy or acclimate to and if to have an economy or acclimate to and if things to have an economy or acclimate to and if things don t go up in flames. you are and if things don t go up in flames. you are taking us to the males i want to. you are taking us to the males i want t0- - - you are taking us to the males i i want to. . . don t want to. oh, i am sorry. don t apologise want to. oh, i am sorry. don t apologise i want to. oh, i am sorry. don t a
and pressure. we need someone who has proven and pressure. we need someone who has proven themselves to withstand that scrutiny and withstand that pressure that scrutiny and withstand that pressure on brexit, and that is why i pressure on brexit, and that is why i believe pressure on brexit, and that is why i believe my pressure on brexit, and that is why i believe my track record on brexit makes i believe my track record on brexit makes me i believe my track record on brexit makes me the best person to actually deliver makes me the best person to actually deliver on makes me the best person to actually deliver on the great opportunities flowing deliver on the great opportunities flowing from brexit going forward. let me flowing from brexit going forward. let me ask you a couple of things and if you could give us a fairly concise answers. i know you do. green levies on energy bills? should the be green levies on energy bills? should they be cancelled? green levies on
military reserve, the navy in her case, or her great work you re driving for the trade deals as a minister. you are saying will that be an integrity question over penny, no. i be an integrity question over penny, no. . ., be an integrity question over penny, no, ., ., ., , no. i am not asking whether there will be an integrity no. i am not asking whether there will be an integrity question - no. i am not asking whether there will be an integrity question about her as an individual but i am asking if she was prime minister how she would restore trust in government on the question of ethics and standards and how she would ensure it was communicated to the public. i think she would behave communicated to the public. i think she would behave with communicated to the public. i think she would behave with integrity - communicated to the public. i ii u “ia; she would behave with integrity and deliver a government that will deliver a government that will deliver and frankly our manif