Talk of Socialism Adds Spice to Abrasive UK Leaders’ Debate
- Sunak’s tax rises slammed as televised debate gets personal
- Truss suggests moving BOE mandate closer to Bank of Japan
Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, and Tom Tugendhat.
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Clear dividing lines over the economy emerged as the UK’s leadership race turned personal in the second of three debates to determine who will succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.
Front-runner and former Chancellor Rishi Sunak accused Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, his two closest rivals, of “socialism” as he attacked their plans to cut taxes and borrow more.