Truss says recession not inevitable, but Sunak says she'll make things worse

Rishi Sunak warned Liz Truss’s economic plan will damage the UK, if she's elected to be Prime Minister.

Rishi Sunak warned Liz Truss’s economic strategy will damage the nation, and that pouring ‘fuel on the fire’ will cause ‘misery for millions’.

But Mr Sunak, a former chancellor, struck back with fears her vision ‘will make the situation worse’, on the day the Bank warned inflation could peak at 13.3% in October. ‘Because if we just put fuel on the fire of this inflation spiral, all of us, all of you, are just going to end up with higher mortgage rates, savings and pensions that are eaten away, and misery for millions.’‘It’s not the tax burden that is causing the recession. That’s simply wrong. What’s causing the recession is inflation,’ he added.

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