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Rishi Sunak warned to return to traditional Tory tax cuts or he’ll lose the next election
RISHI Sunak must return to traditional Tory tax cuts and freedom or lose the next election, he will be told today.
As the Tories mark 13 years in power, the PM will be warned after last week’s dire local elections results he must buck up and listen to his grassroots Tory army.
Rishi Sunak warned to return to traditional Tory tax cuts or he’ll lose the next election[/caption]
Tory big beasts including Priti Patel, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nadine Dorries will call on party bosses to return to proper Conservativism or risk another drubbing at the ballot box.
The allies of Boris Johnson will speak to thousands of party members at the Conservative Democratic Organization conference in Bournemouth today, organised by big beast Lord Cruddas, and show them some love after the worse-than-expected results.
Many are furious with the party for booting out BoJo, then putting Rishi Sunak in No10 without giving them a say.
The former PM is not himself expected to attend, but allies including former MEP David Bannerman want him back in Downing Street.
Former Home Secretary Ms Patel is expected to say: “We risk losing votes if we forget who we are and what we stand for.
“The solution to these challenges is not more state control, more spending, and more taxes – which sadly have featured in recent budgets.
“As Conservatives, we must never forget that we are here to serve the public, and to do so in a way that promotes freedom, enterprise and opportunity.”
She lashed out at party chiefs who “rarely seem to be out there meeting the people”, adding: “perhaps if they did that, last week we could not have seen 1,000 of our friends and colleagues lose their seats”.
Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries told The Sun: “Members are quite bruised over what’s happened over the last year – many of those campaigned and voted for Boris and are dismayed at how the party has behaved.
“We want to prevent such a catastrophe from ever happening again.” The Tories lost more than 1,000 seats during the local elections as thousands opted to give them a bloody nose and put Labour in power.
Downing Street failed to shut down speculation of tax cuts – after DWP boss Mel Stride suggested they could slash 2p off income tax if enough Brits went back to work.
No10 insisted the PM wanted to cut taxes “as soon as possible”.
But the PM’s spokesperson said it would be a decision for the Chancellor at the next budget.
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Tory pledge to hire 6,000 extra GPs has been scrapped
A TORY manifesto pledge to hire 6,000 extra GPs has been scrapped.
Rishi Sunak refused to repeat the vow when challenged during an NHS visit yesterday, instead saying: “Right now, there are almost 2,000 more doctors working in general practice than in 2019.”
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s manifesto pledge to hire 6,000 extra GPs has been scrapped[/caption]
Labour branded it “yet another broken promise”.
Shadow health minister Andrew Gwynne said: “The Conservatives have a plan for managed decline of the NHS.”
Meanwhile, it was revealed that tens of thousands of future docs will be trained by apprenticeship on the job, rather than via university.
NHS England chief Amanda Pritchard said: “Some young people want to start earning straight away.”
Standard routes currently see doctors train at university for at least five years and nurses at least three.
The NHS England chief said: “University isn’t right for every school-leaver and some young people want to start earning straight away, while others may decide on a career in healthcare later in life.
“This radical new approach could see tens of thousands of school-leavers becoming doctors and nurses, or other key healthcare roles, after being trained on the job over the next 25 years.
“But this move isn’t just something that will benefit school leavers of the future.
“Young people finishing their A-levels this summer can apply for the first ever medical degree apprenticeship next year.
“There are already hundreds of other apprenticeship schemes offering a route into the NHS, from pharmacist assistants, ambulance practitioners, through to HR schemes.”