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Where do the two Tory leadership candidates stand on the key issues?

Sep 04, 2022 View Original Article
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    -12% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    74% Very Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Liz Truss: The Foreign Secretary would scrap what she calls "Stalinist" housing targets in favour of tax cuts and deregulation.
57% : She has also said she will increase Border Force staff levels from 9,000 to 10,800 and double the Border Force Maritime staffing levels, while also bringing forward a strengthened UK Bill of Rights to provide a "sound legal basis" to tackle illegal migration.
53% : She has committed to spreading the country's Covid debt over a longer period of time, while insisting curbing taxes will boost growth.
49% : She has vowed to review all EU laws retained after Brexit by the end of next year in a "red tape bonfire" if she becomes prime minister, and to scrap or replace those that are deemed to hinder UK growth.
48% : He vowed to take 4p off income tax within seven years if he becomes prime minister.
46% : The former chancellor has also unveiled a 10-point plan which includes the promise of a narrower definition of who qualifies for asylum compared with that offered by the European Convention on Human Rights, with enhanced powers to detain, tag and monitor illegal migrants.
45% :Cutting the basic rate from 20p in the pound to 16p would amount to a 20% tax reduction, the largest cut to income tax in 30 years.
42% : Liz Truss: The Foreign Secretary voted Remain but has since embraced Brexit and scooped up the backing of staunch Brexiteers in the party.
41% : He also promised urgent action to drive up domestic energy supply with the creation of a new energy security taskforce and deregulation in the North Sea to allow gas production to increase over the winter.
40% : She also said she would "simplify" taxes and ensure people are not penalised for caring for children or relatives.
31% : Throughout the campaign she has pledged to "start cutting taxes from day one" with a new Budget and Spending Review that would reverse April's rise in National Insurance and next year's corporation tax increase from 19% to 25%.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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