Chancellor Rishi Sunak in conversation with Blackpool North MP Paul Maynard here at the Tory Party Spring Conference #CPSC22 
“It feels like it has been a little bit crisis to crisis, which isn’t great.”
Says Rishi, speaking about the turbulent experience of being appointed Chancellor as the pandemic struck, and now with war in Europe.
Says Rishi, speaking about the turbulent experience of being appointed Chancellor as the pandemic struck, and now with war in Europe.
This afternoon Rishi is seeing his daughter in her school play, the Lion King.
The PM’s dog Dilyn and Chancellor’s dog Nova sometimes play together in the Downing Street garden.
The Chancellor says Dylin was more aggressive but now Nova (a Labrador) is a lot bigger.
The Chancellor says Dylin was more aggressive but now Nova (a Labrador) is a lot bigger.
Rishi now saying people forget that Thatcher raised taxes when she got into office too. She had to deal with the deficit she inherited before she started cutting taxes, he says.
Says focus is on capital, people, ideas:
1. Change tax system to make it easier for businesses to invest in stuff.
2. Up skill technical education - tax system that favours skills.
3. Innovation - says inspired by his experience living in Silicon Valley, UK needs that spirit.
1. Change tax system to make it easier for businesses to invest in stuff.
2. Up skill technical education - tax system that favours skills.
3. Innovation - says inspired by his experience living in Silicon Valley, UK needs that spirit.
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