Badenoch says PM must rule out tax rises to fund social care reform
Badenoch says the new government’s cost-of-living steps will shift costs to taxpayers and urges Andy Burnham to rule out tax rises.
- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch will deliver a speech in London on Thursday critiquing Prime Minister Andy Burnham's recent cost-of-living policy initiatives and challenging him to think bigger.
- To address cost-of-living pressures, Prime Minister Burnham announced measures including slashing VAT on energy, capping bus fares in England at £2, and providing £40 off energy bills for six months.
- Arguing that capping prices merely shifts financial burdens onto taxpayers, Badenoch will demand the Prime Minister "rule out tax rises to pay for his spending spree." She claims his strategy fails to address root causes like expensive fuel.
- The Conservative leader will accuse Burnham of "still thinking like the mayor of Manchester," urging him to prioritize "clean, cheap and abundant energy that makes us all richer" through North Sea policy.
- Badenoch will emphasize that Burnham is "no longer the mayor of Manchester" but Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, warning the world will not wait for him to align his governance with national demands.
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