UP THE WORKERS! PM PROMISES 2P CUT IN NATIONAL INSURANCE

PM vows to slash welfare bill with ANOTHER tax reduction

- Sam Lister

BRITAIN'S workers will be rewarded with another 2p cut in national insurance as PM Rishi Sunak embarks on a "moral mission" to lower taxes.

Launching the Tory manifesto, the PM will vow to slash the welfare bill to pay for an unprecedented reduction in the third "double tax" on work.

Spelling out a stark contrast with Labour, Mr Sunak will warn voters that Sir Keir Starmer will "take more of your money".

He will also pledge to give first-time buyers help to get on the housing ladder by bringing in developers to help fund interestfree loans and abolish stamp duty on most purchases.

A re-energised Mr Sunak intends to use today's launch to persuade voters he is on their side after a bruising five days of campaigning.

He will say: "We Conservatives have a plan to give you financial security. We will enable working people to keep more of the money you earn because you have earned it and have the right to choose what to spend it on.

"Keir Starmer takes a very different view. He says he's a socialist, and we know what socialists always do: take more of your money.

"And we know that the plans Labour have already announced will require them to increase taxes.

"We Conservatives have had to take difficult decisions because of Covid. But we are now cutting taxes for earners, parents and pensioners. We are the party of Margaret Thatcher Nigel Lawson, a party - unlike Labour that believes in sound money.