A former Tory cabinet minister has suggested Jeremy Hunt's tax rises could be "the final nail" in the party's election chances as he and Rishi Sunak face a growing rebellion.
Esther McVey launched a scathing attack on the plans, saying she could not support the decision to raise taxes for "squeezed" Brits.
It is likely that voters face many more months of Tory squabbling in the fallout from the bombshell announcement, which have been heavily criticised with economists warning Brits face years of misery.
