Tories' tax cut pledge

RISHI Sunak has set out plans for a 2p national insurance cut in a multi-billion-pound gamble to get the Tory General Election campaign back on track.

Launching the Conservative manifesto at the Silverstone motor racing circuit yesterday, the Prime Minister positioned himself as the heir to Margaret Thatcher with taxcutting promises as he sought to overturn Labour's poll lead which has remained stubbornly at around 20 points.

The Prime Minister said the Tories offered "lower immigration, lower taxes and protected pensions" as part of a "secure future".

Sir Keir Starmer said the money was not there to pay for Mr Sunak's pledges, warning it was a "recipe for five more years of chaos" under the Conservatives.