and then there were nine. trade minister penny mordaunt the latest to throw her hat in the ring to be the next tory leader. many candidates but one key issue taxes. former health secretary sajid javid will cut them if he is prime minister, including a tax rise introduced to help the health service when he ran it. if we don t have the tax cuts we will not get growth, if we do not get growth we will not be able to sustain the public services. that is a much greater risk. in all my time in government, i have never come across a decision, especially the big decisions, that don t involve risk one way or the other. his rivaljeremy hunt promises a brexiteer deputy if he gets to number ten and is also pledging tax cuts, focusing on lowering the cost of business. treasury figures show you get about half the cost
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one way or the other. his rival, jeremy hunt, promises a brexiteer deputy if he gets to number ten and is also pledging tax cuts, focusing on lowering the cost of business. treasury figures show you get about half the cost of corporation tax back because of increased economic activity. if we keep the cycle, keep the fiscal rules we have but increase the length of the cycle to five years, we can afford these tax cuts. transport secretary grant shapps says there will be an emergency budget if party members pick him. i think it is very important in this cost of living squeeze that people get money back into their pockets, and quickly, so i would bring the tax cut slated for next year forward. five new candidates within 2a hours. chancellor nadhim zahawi is also running, and pledging lower taxes, like others. the field is starting to feel a bit crowded in this leadership contest and it is entirely possible that when senior conservative mps meet here at westminster tomorrow
david wallace lockhart. and then there were nine. trade minister penny mordaunt the latest to throw her hat in the ring to be the next tory leader. many candidates but one key issue taxes. former health secretary sajid javid will cut them if he is prime minister, including a tax rise introduced to help the health service when he ran it. if we don t have the tax cuts we will not get growth, if we do not get growth we will not be able to sustain the public services. that is a much greater risk. in all my time in government, i have never come across a decision, especially the big decisions, that don t involve risk one way or the other. his rivaljeremy hunt promises a brexiteer deputy if he gets to number ten and is also pledging tax cuts, focusing on lowering the cost of business. treasury figures show you get about half the cost of corporation tax back because of increased economic activity. if we keep the cycle,
is to say to those backbenchers, ok, let s postpone this for a year. remember this tax rise is supposed to raise about £12 billion per year. the latest treasury figures suggest there is about 13 billion less borrowing than was expected, so it doesn t take a genius to do the maths and figure out that is potentially one way the government could justify postponing this for a year. if they do it, though, it is certainly one that is tricky to unpick. there is a big question about whether they would be prepared to do it next year, potentially a lot closer to a general election, but the pressure from the backbenchers is definitely increasing. backbenchers is definitely increasing. backbenchers is definitely increasinu. ., , increasing. nick, thank you very much. british sign language is on course to becoming a legally recognised language in england after the government said it will back a new bill which will be debated in the house of commons later today. campaigners, including rose aylin