{"id":2068,"date":"2024-06-11T06:40:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T06:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/tories-pledge-another-national-insurance-cut-ahead-of-manifesto-launch\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T06:40:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T06:40:57","slug":"tories-pledge-another-national-insurance-cut-ahead-of-manifesto-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/tories-pledge-another-national-insurance-cut-ahead-of-manifesto-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Tories pledge another National Insurance cut ahead of manifesto launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tories pledge another National Insurance cut ahead of manifesto launch<\/p>\n<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tGWp04.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_0\">The story of Rishi Sunak as prime minister goes like this:<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">There was an initial blast of activity to stabilise the<br \/>\neconomy, followed by countless attempts to revive political fortunes.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">There has been an Autumn Statement, a Budget, a party<br \/>\nconference speech, you name it.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">There have been policy ideas such as the Rwanda scheme on<br \/>\nirregular migration, to the scrapping of much of the HS2 rail line, to banning<br \/>\nsmoking for young people, to tax cuts.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">The impact on the opinion polls: diddly squat.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_5\">Take a look, for example, at this from the Economist<span class=\"lx-stream-post-body__external-link gel-icon gel-icon-external-link\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M12 0v5h11.5l-5 5H0v22h22V17.5l-2 2V30H2V12h14.5l-7.8 7.7 3.6 3.6L27 8.5V20h5V0z\" \/><\/svg><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_6\">The gap between the Conservatives and Labour has<br \/>\npersistently been a psephological canyon.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_7\">The hope from many Tories was at some point it would narrow.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_8\">Now, nearly three weeks into this campaign, it hasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.0:$post_9\">Today is one of a shrivelling number of chances to finally<br \/>\nmanage it for the Conservatives.<\/p>\n<p><noscript data-reactid=\".fhyxtdz0ia.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6667ec61e4245d593febf3ec.0.6.0.1\"><\/noscript><br \/>Published at Tue, 11 Jun 2024 05:13:52 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tories pledge another National Insurance cut ahead of manifesto launch The story of Rishi Sunak as prime minister goes like this: There was an initial blast of activity to stabilise the economy, followed by countless attempts to revive political fortunes. 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