Most MPs see a return to austerity as politically toxic – yet a tax rise could pitch One Nation and red wall Tories against the traditionalists, says Spectator deputy political editor Katy Balls
When Rishi Sunak appeared in a press conference in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, he used three words to convey to the public his commitment to steer the UK through the crisis: “whatever it takes”. It was a phrase that immediately won him plaudits from both Conservative supporters and those on the left, for whom Boris Johnson’s demeanour has often proved a turn-off. The £350bn package that he announced alongside it – from business loans to the furlough scheme – also helped.
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