Nine Conservative members of the Scottish Parliament have Liz Truss as their next Prime Minister.
Writing in The Times, they shed light on Mrs Truss’s early days in Paisley, on the outskirts of Glasgow.
The paper is co-authored by Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Murdo Fraser Rachael Hamilton, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Oliver Mundell and Graham Simpson.
They make up about 30% of the 3 1MSP conservatives at Holyrood.
In the article, they write: “Having spent her early years living in Scotland, Liz is a daughter of the union. He knows from private delight that we are more powerful when we work together across the UK. “
They add: “Liz will not play Nicola Sturgeon’s constitutional games. As the SNP continues its attempts to distract the Scottish electorate from its shameful record in government with a secondary referendum show, Liz, as First Minister, will hand Scots over to other people on the issues they care about most.
Rishi Sunak promises a “radical” replacement if he becomes prime minister by reducing the main source of the tax rate on income from 20 pence per pound to 16 pence until the end of the next legislature.
In his most recent speech to Conservative Party members, the former chancellor said the 20% cut would be “the biggest source of income tax cuts in 30 years. “
Sunak says it will be financed through “additional tax gains generated through projected economic growth,” promising to accumulate public debt to cover the cost.
And he also pledges to “increase the power and reform” of the government to offer a higher price for money.
Speaking as party members begin to receive their ballots for the final leadership vote, Sunak said his plan is “radical” but “realistic” and that he stuck to his “fundamental principles” about the economy.
“First, I will never cut taxes in a way that only raises inflation,” he said. “Second, I will never make promises that I can’t afford. And third, I will be fair to the demanding situations we face. “”
Mail-in ballots in the conservative leadership race begin to reach members today.
Some 160,000 more people are believed to have the right to decide on the country’s next prime minister; the exact figure is unknown.
While ballots fall today, the contest ends until Sept. 2, and the winner will be revealed on Sept. 5.
Online voting is also a – the last vote of a user won through the Conservative Party is the one that is counted.
A member’s races of the moment take place in Exeter at 7 p. m. m. , with ten more organized before the end of the competition.
And on Thursday, sign up for Sky News at 8 p. m. m. for a debate between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, moderated by Kay Burley.
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has backed Liz Truss to be the next minister.
Zahawi took the 11th post after Rishi Sunak resigned in protest at Boris Johnson’s position as prime minister.
Writing in The Telegraph, Zahawi appears to be criticising his predecessor at the Treasury while backing the frontrunner to be the next leader of the Conservative Party.
He said: “To quote economist Sam Bowman, we want a ‘stimulating’ attitude towards the economy, not a ‘catastrophic’ attitude, to be able to deal with the disorders of the burden of living and the demanding situations we face in the world. “stage. Liz will overthrow outdated economic orthodoxy and manage our economy conservatively.
“I now have my feet under 11 Downing Street, and I can tell you that my Treasury officials are some of the smartest, most professional and hard-working people in the world.
“But they want political leadership to bring about a sea change in the management of the nation’s finances, and Liz’s plans for a low-tax economy that prioritizes expansion are what we want. “
Economic policy has been the central rift between Mrs Truss and Mr Sunak; the former promised tax cuts to promote growth, the latter less to reduce inflation before reducing tariffs.
Sunak today announced a plan to reduce the source of income taxes from 20 pence to 16 pence, but only until the end of the next Parliament.
A source from the Truss camp said, “People want tax cuts in seven weeks and seven years. “
There comes a time in many leadership elections when the practicalities of the proposal matter far less than the signals they send to voters.
Rishi Sunak’s cited allegation of missed NHS appointments and Liz Truss’ Oxbridge interview concept are two of the suggestions.
Mr Sunak seeks to tell Conservative members that he understands their anger at not being able to see their GP and their distaste for other people who don’t show up for reserved spaces, and is willing to clamp down.
This is a more conservative message from a candidate who suffers with a symbol of being too cosmopolitan and indifferent to reality.
Ms. Truss is already ticking more classic boxes and making more progressive noises by presenting herself as a champion of social mobility.
The broader communication followed through any of the campaigns also reflects their strengths and weaknesses.
Ms. Truss focuses on winning the mainstream media’s “air war” by accumulating public approvals and publishing images of her frolicking with her beloved fans.
Mr. Sunak struggled to compete on those lines, so he walked away from the cameras and focused on visiting the classic conservative regions that are full of members who will ultimately decide the final results of this contest.
It’s been 3 years since the UK has benefited from a full programme of festivals, from queues to Glastonbury and Download.
But as COVID restrictions have disappeared and the summer is full of events, the industry numbers are facing new demanding situations, and those they forecast in 2019.
“Our festival was developing organically, you know, everything was working well,” said Adam Gregory, one of the administrators of the award-winning British rock and steel festival Bloodstock.
“Then came Brexit, and literally every barrier in the world was lifted overnight. “
It’s a widespread feeling in the music industry, whether it’s famous actors like Elton John, smaller bands and those handling the scenes, that festivals are harder to organise and play after Brexit.
And while the philosophical argument about leaving the EU has been fought and won, there are now practical disorders that those involved in the industry must resolve.
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As the crusade to update it continues, Boris Johnson has travelled to the Cotswolds to celebrate his year of marriage to Carrie.
The couple secretly married in May 2021 in a small rite at Westminster Cathedral, but due to COVID restrictions, no more than 30 visitors were due to attend.
They have now launched a much larger one at Daylesford House, the Grade I indexed house of Conservative donor and JCB chairman Lord Bamford.
Participants included Johnson’s father, Stanley, and sister, Rachel, as well as Prime Minister loyalists Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Another day, political speech through conservative leadership hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
The former chancellor said he would introduce a transitional fine of £10 for NHS patients who show up for a GP appointment, while the Foreign Secretary described herself as the “First Minister of Education” with a plan that includes replacing failing academies with “a new wave of loose schools”.
Truss overtook Sunak in the race, scoring endorsements in the form of Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and aspiring molding leader Tom Tugendhat.
But Mr. Sunak’s team says it’s still “any and all things to play,” adding, “Rishi goes out every day, visiting arrangement after arrangement across the country to meet the members and win any and all votes.
“The race has just begun. “
Nadine Dorries once made headlines for her social media activity.
The culture secretary retweeted a photo of Rishi Sunak as Brutus and Boris Johnson as Caesar, with the former chancellor stabbing the minister in the back.
Greg Hands described the action as “dangerous” and “very tasteful” after the fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess.
But a best friend of Ms. Dorries said other people “want to be intentionally offended. “
Sacked Labour MP Sam Tarry was sacked as shadow transport secretary after giving a television interview on a picket line in an earlier rail strike in July.
He told Sky News that he still supports his party, because “Labour of all kinds” is bigger than a ConservativeArray.