‘Big tax cuts and a 10 point boost in the polls’ – Rishi Sunak’s plan for a May election | Politics | News
It is being described by some Tory MPs as “the kamikaze option” but it seems that a general election on May 2 is still a real possibility despite Labour’s massive lead in the polls. But according to well-placed Conservative sources, there is a plan to make a May 2 election work as possibly “the best and only option” to save the Tories from a historically disastrous defeat and even pull off a miraculous victory. It all starts this week when Jeremy Hunt gets on to his feet to deliver the Budget and what it contains. There is now serious speculation that the Chancellor will shock his own party and the nation with what he is preparing to deliver on Wednesday, after sounding cautious and playing down expectations for months. A senior Tory source told Express.co.uk: “There will be big tax cuts, big income tax cuts. They [the party leadership] believe it will give them a 10-point boost in the polls in two weeks.” The timing of two weeks is crucial. The Budget is on March …