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A Conservative general election candidate accused Rishi Sunak of being responsible for “massive tax burdens,” in old social media posts. <\/p>\n

Kane Blackwell, the Tory candidate for a constituency in East London, wrote posts criticising Mr Sunak on X, formerly known as Twitter, during the 2020 Tory leadership contest.<\/p>\n

He said Mr Sunak had delivered \u201chuge handouts, massive tax burdens, rising inflation, soaring debt” as chancellor.<\/p>\n

Mr Kane, who supported Mr Sunak’s rival Liz Truss in the contest, is standing for the Conservatives in Stratford and Bow, in East London, an area traditionally dominated by Labour.<\/p>\n

In his 2020 posts, he accused Mr Sunak of blaming \u201ccollective responsibility\u201d for \u201cwhy he put up with scientists running the country\u201d during the Covid pandemic. <\/p>\n

This \u201cproves he cannot be trusted to stand up for the British people\u201d and had \u201cno principles whatsoever!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The post appears to be a reference to Mr Sunak\u2019s claim during the Conservative leadership race in 2022 that he argued in government the harms of lockdown were ignored and curbs on people\u2019s freedom were too long and strict.<\/p>\n

Liz Truss won the leadership contest, but was forced to bring chancellor Jeremy Hunt in to head up the Treasury after her mini-budget, shortly before she was forced out of office and replaced by Mr Sunak.<\/p>\n

In another post from July 2022, Mr Blackwell also asked the Conservative minister Esther McVey \u201cwhy the hell\u201d she would back Jeremy Hunt, who remains the chancellor.<\/p>\n

Mr Blackwell is the chairman of the Conservative Democratic Organisation, a group set up in December 2022 in response to what they saw as an unelected “coronation” of Mr Sunak as Tory leader.<\/p>\n

The Conservative Party and Mr Blackwell have been asked to comment. <\/p>\n

The full list of candidates in Stratford and Bow is:<\/p>\n