'Political elite' torn apart as Sunak and Starmer shamed for 'giving up on Britain'
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have been accused of 'giving up on Britain'
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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have been accused of "giving up on Britain", as the two parties have come closer together in their political position.
The two leaders were dubbed "a government of national failure", accused of being part of the "political elite".
Commentator Alistair Heath claimed that both parties are "allergic to any kind of inspiring vision", criticising both sides for failing to cut taxes.
He explained: "The truth is that the two parties now agree on tax and spend, almost to the pound, so their claims and counter-claims on austerity, concrete and the rest are worthless.
The Reform Party, led by Richard Tice, is attempting to capitalise on growing disillusionment with mainstream politics
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"In a radical break from Ed Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn, and her own previous views, the shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has rightly ruled out any kind of wealth tax (including a mansion tax), promised not to increase capital gains tax (even on buy to let) and pledged not to increase the top (or any) rate of income tax. She’s also ditched Miliband’s green spending plans.
"In truth, her job is already done: the Tories have pushed taxes to a post-war high all by themselves."
He also criticised both parties for their handling of Brexit, saying Sunak has "largely refused to diverge from the EU".
Meanwhile, Heath noted, Starmer has vowed not to rejoin the customs union or single market. But in a damning verdict, he added: "The Brexiteers will be betrayed under Labour, but it is not clear by how much more than under the Tories."
Writing in the Telegrath, he argued that the approach taken by the two main parites is a "recipe for national self-harm on an unforgivable scale".
Heath warned that the "bottom line for Middle England" is "profoundly alienating", claiming that if you vote for either of them, you will "get the status quo".
Earlier today, Sunak announced that the UK will rejoin the EU Horizon scheme, leaving many Brexiteers concerned that the UK is creeping back towards the European Union.
Meanwhile, on the very same day Starmer had planned to announce that a Labour government would work “in lockstep” with scientists to “unblock access to funding and vital cross border research and development in Horizon".
The Reform Party, led by Richard Tice, is attempting to capitalise on growing disillusionment with mainstream politics.
Sunak announced that the UK will rejoin the EU Horizon scheme, leaving many Brexiteers concerned that the UK is creeping back towards the European Union.
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Speaking in January, Tice said Britain had been "broken" by 12 years of Tory rule.
He claimed his party offered "bold, brave solutions".
Tice said: "I genuinely think we are seeing the dying days of potentially the last majority Tory government in my lifetime.
"I am 58. And, frankly, that's what I hope for."