Watch Again: Jeremy Hunt promises tax cuts if Tories win general election

Watch again as Jeremy Hunt delivered a speech on Friday, 17 May, promising further tax cuts if the Conservatives win the general election.

The chancellor was expected to accuse Labour of “playground politics” over attacks on the historically-high burden being borne by households and businesses.

Speaking from London, Mr Hunt vowed that “taxes will go down under a Conservative government” and accused his shadow, Labour’s Rachel Reeves, of plotting hikes to fund the opposition party’s spending pledges.

Mr Hunt was also expected to say he will to scrap national insurance – a measure Labour has described as an unfunded £46 billion pledge.

He said the current plans are necessary to pay for the pandemic-era furlough scheme and the energy bill bailout.

It comes as Rishi Sunak’s attempts to kickstart the general election campaign have failed to move voters, a new poll has revealed.

The prime minister has claimed the UK is facing a threat of nuclear war and that the Government needs to have a government strong on defence and security.

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