Rishi Sunak, during a Question Time special, likened Keir Starmer's promises to those of Liz Truss, labeling them as a 'fantasy' and warning of potential tax increases. This move marks a departure in Sunak's strategy by involving his predecessor in the election discourse.
Rishi Sunak has compared Sir Keir Starmer to Liz Truss for promising a “fantasy” to voters ⬇️ Visit our live blog
Finally, Sunak gets a round of applause around theme of fighting to very end & attacking Truss: “What Keir Starmer is promising is the same fantasy as Liz Truss did & that means your taxes going up” >> This matters: at G20 in Indonesia back when he first PM, asked him to…
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Rishi Sunak tells Question Time special: "What Keir Starmer is promising you is the same fantasy that Liz Truss did." First time he has chosen to drag his predecessor into the election like this. (Starmer has of course already compared Sunak to Jeremy Corbyn.)
Starmer is promising the same fantasy that Liz TRUSS did. Fighting talk from Sunak #bbcqt https://t.co/9w9ALk6kRT
Rishi Sunak: "What Keir Starmer is promising you is the same fantasy that Liz Truss did."