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Tories Ask UK’s Sunak and Hunt: Is There Any Way Back From Here?
Britain’s Conservatives worry about electoral chances amid economic gloom after 12 years in power
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Jeremy Hunt’s massive package of tax rises on Thursday is a death knell for the UK’s ruling Conservatives, members of his own party fear.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer raised Britain’s tax burden by £25 billion ($30 billion) as part of efforts to plug a gaping hole in the budget and stabilize the economy. But for many Conservative Members of Parliament, it represents an assault on middle class households that leaves tens of millions of Britons worse off.