Rishi Sunak dodged questions about whether he was ready to appoint Boris Johnson to his cabinet after insisting he was leaving his predecessor’s government over disagreements over economic policy.
The prime minister insisted that he would not comment on the cabinet’s position as he ran into trust issues during an interview with a Tory base. conservative house.
Asked if the door has been closed since Mr Johnson’s return to cabinet, Mr Sunak replied, “I rarely comment on cabinet appointments,” before adding, “It’s great that we have former prime ministers who are still involved.” in public life, want to contribute and can feel. This is a good thing.”
It came when he was asked if Tory members could trust him, as he is believed to have been involved in Johnson’s overthrow last summer.
When asked if he had credibility issues, Mr. Sunak said the reason for his resignation was “fundamental differences over economic policy.”
“I knew it at the time and that is why I finally left. What happened next was not my fault,” he added.
On the thorny issue of stopping small boats crossing the English Channel, the 42-year-old cannot say whether his government will be able to stop all such travel of asylum seekers in the next election.
“I’ve also always said that it’s not easy, it’s a complex problem where there’s no single simple solution that solves it, and I’ve always said that it won’t happen overnight. And I made that clear. But people should know that this is extremely important to me.”
The prime minister also acknowledged that there is still work to be done by the Conservatives to encourage homeownership among young people as he has been criticized for this decision to cancel the national housing targets.
Mr Sunak said the vast majority of people want a home, which the Tories have traditionally advocated. But he added: “Now we have to admit, yes, this dream seems out of reach for too many people.”
Under pressure from his decision to abandon housing goals in the wake of the riots, Sunak said the decision came after discussions with party members during the Tory leadership race.
“I heard all the time, especially from our advisers and our members, that they don’t want top-down goals at the national level to tell them what to do. It wasn’t exactly conservative,” he said.
However, the Prime Minister hinted that taxes could be cut ahead of the next elections. Mr. Sunak said he wants to simplify the tax system before adding: “I think the Chancellor thinks we need to bring inflation down first, get borrowing under control, and then we have a solid foundation for tax cuts. This is what we all want and this is what we want to deliver.”
Source: I News
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