![]() ![]() ![]() – The Times Energy crisis 2) Whitehall caution is frustrating bid to boost energy supply, Zahawi claims Speaking during a visit to a holiday club for children in southeast London, Zahawi, 55, said Labour’s plan to freeze fuel bills would reward “people like me at the wealthier end of the spectrum”. There were “no easy options” for helping with the cost of living, he added, and support should be focused on those who needed it most. He criticised plans by Sir Keir Starmer to freeze the energy price cap for six months and said it was not targeted enough. Nadhim Zahawi, who backs Liz Truss for the party leadership, told Tory MPs that the Conservatives needed to “remind” people that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was ultimately responsible for soaring global gas prices. “The next prime minister needs to emphasise that President Putin is responsible for soaring energy bills if Labour’s efforts to blame the Conservatives are to be thwarted, the Chancellor has said. Columnists: Henry Hill: What we did and didn’t learn from the Perth and Belfast hustingsĮnergy crisis 1) Blame Putin, Zahawi advises next PM.Time to challenge the tax orthodoxy – Editorial, Daily Telegraph.Resilient Truss has more surprises in store – Katy Balls, The Times.Truss must use the power of the state to relieve the living standards emergency – David Gauke, New Statesman.How much tax you’ll pay under Sunak or Truss – Daily Telegraph.This England: first glimpse of Sunak and Cummings in No 10 drama – The Times.Sunak makes hash of McDonald’s order – The Times.Most Foreign Office staff stay away from desks – The Times.Truss plans crackdown on striking militant unions – Daily Express.Clarke accuses Truss and Sunak of “half-baked” economic crisis response – PoliticsHome.Curtice said that YouGov and ConservativeHome had a “pretty good record”, adding: “Unless there is something that’s gone seriously astray this time it is difficult to believe that Sunak is going to make it.” – The Times Allies of the former chancellor have questioned the accuracy of the polls and said that they do not reflect their experiences on the campaign trail. A YouGov poll with Sky News this morning showed that Truss retains a 32-point lead over Sunak, matching a separate poll of Tory members by ConservativeHome on Wednesday. He said he would be “extraordinarily surprised” if Truss, the foreign secretary, does not take office. Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University, suggested that there was only a 5 per cent chance of victory for Rishi Sunak. ![]() “Liz Truss will become the next prime minister unless she “fouls up in some spectacular fashion” in the final stages of the Tory leadership contest, a leading pollster has said. Sunak only five per cent chance of winning, says Curtice ![]()
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