RISHI Sunak will today launch a full-throated defence of his five pledges and beg voters to keep the faith.
The PM will claim “great progress” has been made on the one-year anniversary of his promises.
PM Rishi Sunak will claim ‘great progress’ has been made on the one-year anniversary of his five pledges[/caption]
But he will say that his progress risks reversal under Labour, allies said last night.
Mr Sunak’s defiance comes as he faces criticism for so far only definitively meeting his first goal of halving inflation.
National debt rose slightly, while economic growth was modest and NHS waiting lists increased to 7.7million amid a backdrop of crippling strikes.
And while small boat crossings fell last year, there were still 29,437 Channel arrivals.
But Mr Sunak will tell Red Wall voters in the East Midlands to let him finish the job.
A senior government source said: “The PM will be saying we’ve made great progress — don’t risk throwing that away with the Labour Party.”
Meanwhile, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is today making a rival trip to the West Country to deliver his pitch.
He will claim the Tories have pushed the country on to “the rocks of decline”.
He will say: “Hold on to hope that things can be better, because they can, and you can choose it.”
Sir Keir will add that Labour is “no longer a party of protest, but a party of service”.
