Sunak Faces Late Tory Revolt Over Manifesto on Tax Cuts
- Ministers urge premier to add tax cuts, be tougher on migrants
- Conservatives set to unveil program for government on Tuesday
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Rishi Sunak faced last-minute calls by cabinet ministers to add new tax cuts and a tougher migration policy to the Conservative manifesto after early drafts provoked disquiet over the lack of big-ticket pledges that might prevent a heavy defeat in the UK general election.
The British prime minister is due to publish his policy platform for the July 4 vote on Tuesday, at an event that is widely-seen as one of his last chances to shift public opinion, which has changed little since he called the vote just under three weeks ago, suggesting Labour is heading for a landslide victory that would put its leader Keir Starmer in Downing Street.