Voters furious at heartless Tory plans to raid pensions and hike taxes after the election
Angry voters have rejected Theresa May’s heartless plan to hike taxes and raid pensions after the election.
A new poll shows nearly a third of people are less likely to support the Tories following Mrs May’s refusal to rule out tax rises or back the triple-lock on pensions.
The resounding thumbs-down for the Prime Minister came as she dodged the press, public and awkward questions yesterday by doing a disappearing act.
Instead, she sent out floundering ministers to face the music – but they failed to give direct answers to the thorny issues when tackled on TV and radio.
Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green and Tory chairman Sir Patrick McLoughlin both lamely wriggled through interviews by saying the public would have to “wait for the manifesto”.
Scrapping the pensions guarantee could see Britain return to the dark days when payments to the elderly sometimes rose by just a few pence each year.
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