poll finds. jonathan, took us through the findings? the times is re ”ortin through the findings? the times is reporting that through the findings? the times is reporting that nearly through the findings? the times is reporting that nearly half - through the findings? the times is reporting that nearly half of - reporting that nearly half of conservative voters want britain s energy industry to be renationalised. it was nationalised by the last conservative government, margaret thatcher s government. the times saying there is particular support for this in some the red wall seats in the north and perhaps the midlands. people who voted conservative probably for the first time in the last general election. this goes to show that there is a real sense the current energy system we have in this country isn t working. something has gone wrong. it also shows incidentally that conservative voters are a bit more left wing than the conservative party on economic issues, not so much on socia
party leader and prime minister. the two final candidates rishi sunak and liz truss have been putting their case forward for the past few weeks. 0ur correspondentjonathan blake is in westminster this a little while until we find out who is the winner but who is ahead right now? , ., ., ., , is the winner but who is ahead right now? ,., ., ., , ,, now? good morning, it is liz truss, seem to be now? good morning, it is liz truss, seem to be the now? good morning, it is liz truss, seem to be the favourite now? good morning, it is liz truss, seem to be the favourite among - now? good morning, it is liz truss, l seem to be the favourite among party members on the evidence we have but rishi sunak today will try to seize the initiative and gain ground with an eye catching announcement on income tax. he is pledging to reduce it from 20p in the £1 to income tax. he is pledging to reduce it from 20p in the £1to16p at the basic rate by the end of the next parliament. that could be as
the conservative leadership candidate rishi sunak has pledged to get inflation under control at a campaign speech in margaret thatcher s home town of grantham. he insisted he was the only candidate able to beat labour at the next election but also claimed he was the underdog in the race to become the next prime minister. 0ur political correspondent, matt cole, was listening. 0ne one can be wonder what she would have thought of the two candidates vying to occupy her own flat in downing street. to press his claim rishi sunak turned up in margaret thatcher s home town grantham, to begin campaigning in earnest. i do begin campaigning in earnest. i do believe what begin campaigning in earnest. i do believe what i begin campaigning in earnest. h gr believe what i am proposing economically is what i would describe as common sense thatcherism. the number one economic change our country faces is inflation, and we must get a grip of inflation, and we must get a grip of inflation now, and
was when i was nine years old, and i was standing was when i was nine years old, and i was standing on the walls in portsmouth watching the falklands task force leave portsmouth harbour. i did task force leave portsmouth harbour. i did not task force leave portsmouth harbour. i did not know much about that scene at nine i did not know much about that scene at nine years i did not know much about that scene at nine years old. witnessing it, and margaret thatcher s resolve at the time, and margaret thatcher s resolve at the time, i and margaret thatcher s resolve at the time, i knew my country stood up to bullies to bullies. applause and i knew that was important. important and i knew that was important. important enough for some of those warships important enough for some of those warships and my classmates father is not to warships and my classmates father is not to return home. i had seen duty, service, not to return home. i had seen duty, service, sacrifice for somet