Britain needs a radical solution to help the cost of living crisis and if I’m made PM I know exactly what I will do

WE face severe challenges in the ­aftermath of Covid and Putin’s awful invasion of Ukraine.

I know families are feeling the squeeze and Sun readers are worried about how much harder it may be to do their next supermarket shop, fill up their car or pay their energy bill.

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Some say we can do little more to help with the cost of living than tinker around the edges.

I firmly believe in these grave times, we need to be radical.

That is why I am standing for the leadership of the Conservative Party and to be Prime Minister of our great country.

If elected, I will lead the British people through the economic storm with my clear and truly Conservative plan.

My agenda is focused on seeing us through to better days and unleashing Britain’s full potential.

We will get through these tough times by going for growth.

LIGHT THE SPARK

A growing economy means more opportunity across the country, more funding for public services including our NHS, and better life chances for our children. That is why we must grow the economic pie.

As Prime Minister, I will make this happen through bold action such as tax cuts, decisive reforms and slashing senseless red tape.

That is the best way to help people make ends meet and stave off the horror of a recession.

I am on the side of all those who make our country great, from the dedicated commuters who go out to work every day to the striving self-employed and small business owners, to families and everyone who does the right thing.

I am ready to put my money where my mouth is by cutting taxes.

The Government I lead will reverse the rise in National Insurance and suspend the green levy on energy bills, in order to help people deal with the heaviest tax burden in 70 years.

Cutting taxes is not just about putting more money back in people’s pockets.

It helps light the spark for success by encouraging new opportunities and driving economic growth.

I will also deliver immediate support to ensure people are not facing unaffordable fuel bills. I will be robust in my approach.

But it isn’t right to announce my entire plan before I have even won the leadership and got my feet under the table.

Let me reassure Sun readers that I can be trusted to rise to the challenge.

I will take decisive action to provide help and ensure we never again face such an energy crisis.

I will tackle the real concerns people have, whether it is the cost of childcare, ensuring the police are cracking down hard enough on crime or reining in the militant transport unions over their efforts to grind our country to a halt.

I am on the side of all those who make our country great, from the dedicated commuters who go out to work every day to the striving self-employed and small business owners, to families and everyone who does the right thing.

Things must change and they will change on my watch. I will not duck the difficult decisions or hide behind an alphabet soup of quangos.

I will be direct and determined in driving through the necessary reforms to change things for good.

Let’s be honest, it will not be easy. But I have the inner steel to get the job done and a proven track record of delivery.

We were told by naysayers that it would never be possible to strike post-Brexit deals that were better than what we had before or to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol. Yet I stepped up to do just that.

In the same spirit, I will double down in our drive to level up the country.

I would get Britain building quicker and will put more power in the hands of local people so they can decide what is in the best interests of their area.

I would harness the power of free enterprise to revitalise areas that need it most by creating new low-tax and low-regulation investment zones.

Just as I led by example in seizing our new-found freedoms outside the European Union, I would go further than ever as Prime Minister to show what Global Britain can achieve.

Under my leadership, we would get useless Brussels rules off our statute books and on to the bonfire by the end of 2023.

MERCHANTS OF GLOOM

I love our country. We are a great nation of makers, grafters and innovators.

We can be greater still, which is why I would roll out the red carpet to the brilliant businesses and dynamic entrepreneurs who want to contribute to our success.

At this critical moment, we must have the courage of our convictions.

I will govern as a freedom-loving, tax-cutting Conservative. I will bring together a strong team of ministers dedicated to delivering on our promises.

I am optimistic about our future despite the challenges ahead.

Together, we can defy the voices of decline and show we will not buy what these merchants of gloom are peddling.

Forecasts are not destiny. We know from our national history that the UK has come through countless crises by being bold. We can do so again.

Our great country has what it takes to brave the storm and emerge stronger.

Under my leadership, we can unleash our full potential and forge ahead to our best days yet.

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