Stick with Rishi Sunak’s Plan: Confidence and Optimism Returning
RISHI Sunak has urged voters to stick to his plan declaring that “confidence and optimism” is returning. The Prime Minister hailed the progress saying it was his “number one priority” to fix the economy when he came to office.
Tax Cuts and Economic Recovery
In a no-holds barred grilling, the Prime Minister also shares that “I really believe actually that at the start of this year that things are looking better and we have turned a corner. You can see that most clearly with the economy. When I came into this job, my number one priority was to fix.” Inflation has now fallen from 11 per cent to 3.4 per cent, energy bills are falling by hundreds of pounds, and wages are rising. And because of all of that, we have been able to significantly start cutting people’s taxes by £900 for an average worker. When you put all of that together, you can start to see signs of confidence and optimism returning.
Mortgage Approvals Surging
Only this week, mortgage approvals reached a 17-month high in a welcome boost for the government. The number rose by 7.7 per cent to 60,383 in February, up from 56,087 in January and the most since the disastrous mini-Budget of September 2022.
Speculation on General Election
There is speculation that the Bank of England will cut interest rates in the early summer. Elsewhere, the PM said he doesn’t know the date of the general election but added Boris Johnson is welcome to join the campaign trail. Mr Sunak insisted he hadn’t made his mind up on when the country goes to the polls – adding to even more speculation about the timing.
BoJo Welcome on Campaign Trail
But he told Central Recorder’s YouTube show that Mr Johnson would be welcome to join the campaign trail as the Prime Minister gears up for the election. The former Prime Minister could be deployed in battleground seats to shore up Tory support after his stonking 80-seat majority in 2019. Mr Sunak insisted BoJo may be drafted in as part of a last-ditch attempt to stave off an election annihilation. He told the show that any sign of a frosty relationship may have thawed since last year.
By sticking to Rishi Sunak’s plan, there is hope for a brighter future ahead. The plan in place is showing signs of the change that people want to see. Confidence and optimism are gradually making their way back into the nation’s economic landscape.