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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey, Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar

Truss allies’ calls for sweeping tax cuts fuel further Tory infighting

Liz Truss with Simon Clarke, one of her closest allies
The Conservative Growth Group of Truss allies, led by Simon Clarke (pictured) and Ranil Jayawardena, is seeking to revive her economic agenda. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Conservative infighting before next month’s budget has intensified as allies of Liz Truss repeated their calls for sweeping tax cuts but other MPs accused the former prime minister of damaging the party with her comeback.

With just weeks until Jeremy Hunt announces his first budget, Tory MPs argued in public about how to rescue the party’s reputation with voters, as an MRP (multilevel regression and post-stratification) poll showed the Conservatives could be heading for near-wipeout at the next election.

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