Tory MPs hit back after threats issued to those opposing 45p tax rate abolition

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : We cannot clap for carers one month and cut tax for millionaires months later."
43% :Steve Brine, a former health minister, wrote on Facebook that to cut the top rate of tax was "tin-eared and extremely politically naive ...
42% : Another backbencher, Danny Kruger, said the government should not now "take an axe to public spending or benefits in order to balance the books ...
37% : Party chair's 'very provocative and very silly' warning risks 'breaking the dam', say backbenchersConservative MPs are warning of a backlash after threats they could lose the whip if they vote against the abolition of the 45p tax rate, with at least 14 MPs publicly expressing concern about the plans to cut taxes and slash spending.
37% :One Tory MP said Berry's comments risked "breaking the dam" and forcing more MPs out into the open against the abolition of the 45p top rate of tax or against the wider idea of unfunded borrowing to pay for tax cuts.

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