London: Rishi Sunaka prime candidate for replacement boris johnson Britain’s prime minister, on Thursday, dismissed suggestions that he was too rich to run the country during an economic downturn, saying he had experience in tackling tough challenges.
Sunak, the former finance minister whose resignation last week helped trigger the collapse of Johnson’s government, said he didn’t judge people by their bank accounts, he judged them by their character and hoped others would do the same. will do.
Asked if he understood the financial pressures in the country, he told BBC radio: “When the pandemic struck, I understood very well the impact it could have on millions of people up and down the country.”
Sunak said his first economic priority if he becomes prime minister will be tackling inflation, not the tax cuts made by some of his rivals in the race to replace Boris Johnson.
“I think our number one economic priority is to tackle inflation and not make it worse,” Sunak said.
“I will reduce taxes in this parliament but I am going to do it responsibly, because I don’t cut taxes to win elections, I win elections to cut taxes,” he said.
Sunak is leading in a field of six candidates after Wednesday’s first round of voting.
He garnered 88 votes from his fellow Conservative MPs, ahead of the junior trade minister penny mordaunt At 67 and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss at 50.
Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy He was included in a “rich list” of the 250 wealthiest British residents published by the Sunday Times newspaper in May.
Sunak, the former finance minister whose resignation last week helped trigger the collapse of Johnson’s government, said he didn’t judge people by their bank accounts, he judged them by their character and hoped others would do the same. will do.
Asked if he understood the financial pressures in the country, he told BBC radio: “When the pandemic struck, I understood very well the impact it could have on millions of people up and down the country.”
Sunak said his first economic priority if he becomes prime minister will be tackling inflation, not the tax cuts made by some of his rivals in the race to replace Boris Johnson.
“I think our number one economic priority is to tackle inflation and not make it worse,” Sunak said.
“I will reduce taxes in this parliament but I am going to do it responsibly, because I don’t cut taxes to win elections, I win elections to cut taxes,” he said.
Sunak is leading in a field of six candidates after Wednesday’s first round of voting.
He garnered 88 votes from his fellow Conservative MPs, ahead of the junior trade minister penny mordaunt At 67 and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss at 50.
Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy He was included in a “rich list” of the 250 wealthiest British residents published by the Sunday Times newspaper in May.