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Business secretary, a supporter of Liz Truss, says former chancellor has ‘come late to the party’ on tax cuts

Tory contender Rishi Sunak has tried to gain ground on rival Liz Truss by promising to a temporary cut in VAT on fuel bills this winter.

Rishi Sunak, trailing in the race to become Britain's prime minister, pledged on Wednesday to temporarily scrap taxes on energy bills paid by households, part of a "winter plan" to ease the cost-of-living crisis.

In February 2020, when the now disgraced prime minister Boris Johnson appointed Rishi Sunak, the British-born third-generation son of Indian immigrants, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, the second most important of the great offices of state, the news was greeted with gleeful astonishment and a sense of arrival - in…

Here are some of the policy pledges made by Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss during the Tory leadership contest.

The former chancellor unveiled a new ‘winter plan’ to tackle inflation and the cost-of-living crisis

Lib Dems brand ex-chancellor’s pledge he argued against in February ‘another Sunak Swindle’

Annie Brown blasts the Tory leadership hopefuls for their 'hard work pays' mantra, when everyday Brits work just as hard but don't have the same privileges.

Since the start of the contest, Mr Sunak has repeatedly accused Ms Truss of offering unfunded tax cuts.