Rishi Sunak responded to a poll showing Nigel Farage’s Reform party ahead of the Tories – saying a vote for the party would “give Labor a blank cheque”.
Speaking to journalists at the G7 summit in Italy, the prime minister said: “We are only halfway through these elections, so I am still fighting hard for every vote.
“Which is This poll shows is – the only poll that matters is the one on the 4th of July – but if that poll were replicated on the 4th of July, it would be handing Labor a blank check to tax everyone, tax their house, their pension, their your car, your family, and I’ll fight hard to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
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Mr Sunak rejected the suggestion of Mr Farage that his party now represents the opposition to Labor – after a YouGov poll put Reform at 19% and Conservatives by just 18%.
The Prime Minister said: “In fact, when I go out and speak to people, they understand that voting for anyone other than a Conservative candidate is just a vote to put Keir Starmer at number 10.
“So if we want to take action on tax cuts, reduced migration, protected pensions or a sensible approach to achieving net zero, we will only achieve this by voting Conservative.
“And when people are thinking about the substance of what they want to see from a future government, if you’re someone who wants to see border control, you’re going to get that from us.”
He continued: “You’re not going to get that from the Labor Party – they’re going to cancel the Rwanda scheme, they’re not going to set a legal migration limit… a sensible approach to net zero emissions.
“I have already announced this; the Labor Party would reverse these reforms and increase everyone’s bills with zero net costs.
“And if you want your pension to be protected, we are the only ones offering the triple lock plus, so actually, you know, when people sit down, especially now this week when everyone can see very clearly the difference in approach of both parties. .. will crystallize people’s minds on voting day.”
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Asked whether the Conservative party faced an “existential” threat, Sunak said the publication of the two manifestos showed that “there is a huge difference on taxes” between the Tories and Labour.
“We want to cut your taxes at all stages of your life at work, when creating a business, when buying your first home, when you are retired, a pensioner or if you have a family – cut taxes for everyone”, he said. he said.
“The Labor Party consistently cannot say what taxes they will impose, but they will do them and, as we saw yesterday, they will increase the tax burden to the highest level in the country’s history. And that is everyone’s choice at the election.”
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