{"id":58456,"date":"2024-05-25T01:35:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T01:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/25\/general-election-economy-to-take-centre-stage-after-big-name-tory-mps-quit\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T01:35:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T01:35:47","slug":"general-election-economy-to-take-centre-stage-after-big-name-tory-mps-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/25\/general-election-economy-to-take-centre-stage-after-big-name-tory-mps-quit\/","title":{"rendered":"General election: Economy to take centre stage after big-name Tory MPs quit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rishi Sunak is set to battle it out with Sir Keir Starmer over the economy after a bruising day for the Conservative leader which saw two senior party figures quit as MPs.<\/p>\n

Michael Gove<\/strong><\/a> and Andrea Leadsom both announced on Friday<\/a><\/strong> they would not stand in the 4 July general election<\/a><\/strong>, bringing the total number of sitting Tories quitting to 78.<\/p>\n

This beats the previous record of 72 MPs stepping down before Tony Blair<\/a><\/strong>‘s landslide in the 1997 election.<\/p>\n

General election latest: Reaction as Gove and Leadsom standing down<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt<\/a><\/strong> and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves<\/a><\/strong> feature in Saturday’s editions<\/a><\/strong> of The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail respectively touting their economic promises if their party wins the election.<\/p>\n

Mr Hunt hinted at tax breaks for high earners and branded inheritance tax as “profoundly anti-Conservative”.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ms Reeves vowed to deliver financial stability with a Thatcher-style commitment to “sound money”.<\/p>\n

She will meet with supermarket workers in London later to talk about the cost-of-living crisis, seeking to attack the Conservative record on the economy as she pitches Labour as the party of “stability and tough spending”.<\/p>\n

Their comments come as Mr Gove quit his almost two-decade career in politics, saying it was time to let “a new generation lead”.<\/p>\n

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He was quickly followed by Ms Leadsom who unsuccessfully stood against Theresa May to lead the Conservatives after the Brexit referendum.<\/p>\n

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In her resignation letter, Ms Leadsom said it had been “the greatest honour to serve the people of South Northamptonshire as their MP for the last 14 years”.<\/p>\n

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Ms Leadsom, who is currently a junior health minister, was business secretary under Mrs May.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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