'We need to be able to reassure our constituents, who are worried about the cost of living crisis, that every penny of taxpayers' money spent on their behalf provides value for money and is not wasted,' says a group of Conservative lawmakers.
LONDON, England – British Conservative politicians on Sunday, December 11, launched two campaigns to address concerns about the direction of the party and the government, the latest challenge to new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s attempts to unite a fractured party.
Sunak has reversed those plans and instead raised taxes, reassuring financial markets, but upsetting some Conservative lawmakers. “We need to be able to reassure our constituents, who are worried about the cost of living crisis, that every penny of taxpayers’ money spent on their behalf provides value for money and is not wasted.”
Sunak’s first six weeks as prime minister have been calmer than his predecessor’s, but restive backbench lawmakers have already forced policy concessions on housebuilding targets and onshore wind farms.
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