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Campaign catch-up: the Tories’ ‘kitchen sink’ manifesto
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Rishi Sunak has pledged more than £17bn in tax cuts as the Tories attempt to revive their stalled election campaign. But will it be enough to override questions about the party’s record in office, or the prime minister’s D-Day disaster? The FT’s Lucy Fisher fillets the Tories’ manifesto promises with colleagues Stephen Bush and Jim Pickard. Plus, what to make of the Lib Dem election pledges and their leader’s attention-grabbing stunts?
Clips: BBC, ITN
Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, Stephen @stephenkb and Jim @PickardJE
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Rishi Sunak pledges £17bn in tax cuts to revive Tory election bid
The Lib Dem strategy to restore their third party status
Tory ads warn voters of Labour landslide as election bid falters
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Original music and audio mix by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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495 episodes
Manage episode 423038649 series 2460735
Rishi Sunak has pledged more than £17bn in tax cuts as the Tories attempt to revive their stalled election campaign. But will it be enough to override questions about the party’s record in office, or the prime minister’s D-Day disaster? The FT’s Lucy Fisher fillets the Tories’ manifesto promises with colleagues Stephen Bush and Jim Pickard. Plus, what to make of the Lib Dem election pledges and their leader’s attention-grabbing stunts?
Clips: BBC, ITN
Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, Stephen @stephenkb and Jim @PickardJE
Want more? Free links:
Rishi Sunak pledges £17bn in tax cuts to revive Tory election bid
The Lib Dem strategy to restore their third party status
Tory ads warn voters of Labour landslide as election bid falters
Sign up here for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's Inside Politics newsletter, winner of the World Association of News Publishers 2023 ‘Best Newsletter’ award.
Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Original music and audio mix by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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